| Age at exposure, yr | Age at outcome, yr | Colorectal | Colon | Rectum | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total observed cases* | PAR % (95% CI)† | EAC‡ | Total observed cases* | PAR % (95% CI)† | EAC‡ | Total observed cases* | PAR % (95% CI)† | EAC‡ | ||
| Men | ||||||||||
| 35-44 | 43-52 | 96 | 6.3 (0.1-7.1) | 6 | 38 | 7.4 (0.7-7.8) | 3 | 58 | 5.2 (0-12.2) | 3 |
| 45-54 | 53-62 | 280 | 6.6 (0.2-8.1) | 19 | 139 | 7.8 (0.9-9.1) | 11 | 141 | 5.5 (0-13.9) | 8 |
| 55-64 | 63-72 | 320 | 6.7 (0.3-8.6) | 22 | 177 | 8.0 (0.9-9.4) | 14 | 143 | 5.6 (0-14.3) | 8 |
| ≥ 65 | ≥ 73 | 383 | 6.6 (0.2-8.5) | 25 | 260 | 7.8 (0.9-9.3) | 20 | 123 | 5.4 (0-14.1) | 7 |
| Total | 1079 | 71 | 614 | 48 | 465 | 25 | ||||
| Women | ||||||||||
| 35-44 | 43-52 | 81 | 5.5 (1.2-7.5) | 4 | 42 | 4.1 (0-10.8) | 2 | 39 | 6.2 (0-14.6) | 2 |
| 45-54 | 53-62 | 181 | 5.3 (1.1-7.1) | 10 | 105 | 4.0 (0-10.4) | 4 | 76 | 6.0 (0-14.3) | 5 |
| 55-64 | 63-72 | 202 | 5.0 (1.0-6.3) | 10 | 125 | 3.7 (0-9.1) | 5 | 77 | 5.6 (0-12.3) | 4 |
| ≥ 65 | ≥ 73 | 356 | 5.1 (1.1-6.9) | 18 | 265 | 3.8 (0-9.7) | 10 | 91 | 5.8 (0-13.5) | 5 |
| Total | 820 | 42 | 537 | 21 | 283 | 17 | ||||
| Total | ||||||||||
| 35-44 | 43-52 | 177 | 5.9 | 11 | 80 | 5.7 | 5 | 97 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 53-62 | 461 | 6.1 | 28 | 244 | 6.2 | 15 | 217 | 5.7 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 63-72 | 522 | 6.1 | 32 | 302 | 6.2 | 19 | 220 | 5.6 | 12 |
| ≥ 65 | ≥ 73 | 739 | 5.9 | 43 | 525 | 5.8 | 30 | 214 | 5.6 | 12 |
| Total | 1899 | 114 | 1151 | 68 | 748 | 42 | ||||
Note: CI = confidence interval, EAC = excess attributable risk, PAR = population attributable risk.
*Represents total number of incident cancer cases in 2012 from the Alberta Cancer Registry.
†Represents the proportion of cancer cases attributable to insufficient fibre consumption.
‡Numbers rounded to nearest case. Values for "Total" (men and women combined) may not match totals for men and women.