Table 3

Relative risk (RR) of adenoma in the study group* compared with the reference group†

No patients without adenomaNo patients with adenomaTotal
*Study group was less than 54 years or age at first adenoma was below 54 years; †reference group was less than 54 years of age.
HNPCC, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; HCC, hereditary colorectal cancer; TCR, two close relatives with colorectal cancer.
Reference group lifetime cancer risk 5%
    Women11012122
    Men19125216
    Total30137338
Whole study group lifetime cancer risk 10–70%
    Women8529114RR 2.6
    Men603090RR 2.8
    Total14559204RR 2.6p<0.001
HNPCC gene carriers lifetime risk 70%
    Women12921RR 4.4
    Men81018RR 4.8
    Total201939RR 4.5p<0.001
HCC lifetime cancer risk 35%
    Women23629RR 2.1
    Men13821RR 3.3
    Total361450RR 2.6p<0.001
TCR lifetime cancer risk 15%
    Women151126RR 4.3
    Men10212RR 1.4
    Total251338RR 3.1p<0.001