Table 2

Colorectal cancer risk model discrimination in the published literature, EPIC and the UK Biobank

AuthorSexSiteTime horizon (years)Derivation
C-statistic
(95% CI)
Published validation
C-statistic*
(95% CI)
UK Biobank
C-statistic
(95% CI)
UK Biobank
Sex-combined
C-statistic
(95% CI)
EPIC
C-statistic
(95% CI)
EPIC
Sex-combined
C-statistic
(95% CI)
I2statistic across EPIC countries
(%)
Colditz23 MaleColon100.71 (0.68 to 0.74)42 0.68 (0.66 to 0.70)0.67 (0.65 to 0.68)0.67 (0.64 to 0.70)0.66 (0.64 to 0.69)62.8
FemaleColon0.67 (0.64 to 0.70)42 0.63 (0.60 to 0.65)0.65 (0.62 to 0.69)62.3
Driver24 MaleColorectal200.6950.68 (0.67 to 0.69)0.67 (0.64 to 0.70)77.6
Freedman7 MaleColorectal10 and 200.61 (0.60 to 0.62)43 0.60 (0.58 to 0.62)0.61 (0.59 to 0.62)0.61 (0.59 to 0.63)0.61 (0.59 to 0.62)0.0
FemaleColorectal0.61 (0.59 to 0.62)43 0.58 (0.56 to 0.61)0.58 (0.56 to 0.60)0.0
Ma9 MaleColorectal100.70 (0.68 to 0.72)0.64 (0.61 to 0.67)0.69 (0.68 to 0.71)0.68 (0.65 to 0.70)65.9
MaleColon0.71 (0.68 to 0.74)0.66 (0.62 to 0.70)0.70 (0.68 to 0.72)0.69 (0.66 to 0.72)51.9
MaleRectal0.68 (0.64 to 0.71)0.62 (0.57 to 0.66)0.68 (0.65 to 0.70)0.66 (0.63 to 0.68)1.3
Shin25 MaleRight Colon50.74 (0.72 to 0.76)0.76 (0.73 to 0.79)0.68 (0.65 to 0.71)0.71 (0.67 to 0.74)0.0
FemaleRectal0.70 (0.68 to 0.71)0.72 (0.70 to 0.74)0.63 (0.59 to 0.67)0.62 (0.58 to 0.67)37.7
Steffen10 BothColorectal50.73 (0.72 to 0.74)0.70 (0.66 to 0.73)0.68 (0.67 to 0.69)0.68 (0.65 to 0.71)68.1
BothColon0.75 (0.73 to 0.76)0.72 (0.68 to 0.76)0.69 (0.67 to 0.70)0.69 (0.66 to 0.72)45.4
BothRectal0.73 (0.71 to 0.76)0.64 (0.58 to 0.70)0.66 (0.64 to 0.68)0.64 (0.61 to 0.68)33.0
Taylor8 BothColorectal200.640.67 (0.66 to 0.68)0.67 (0.65 to 0.69)0.0
Wells26 MaleColorectal100.681 (0.669 to 0.694)0.69 (0.67 to 0.71)0.67 (0.65 to 0.68)0.70 (0.67 to 0.73)0.69 (0.67 to 0.71)20.9
FemaleColorectal0.679 (0.665 to 0.692)0.62 (0.60 to 0.64)0.67 (0.65 to 0.70)0.0
  • *Validation C-statistics were obtained from the original derivation publications or, where indicated, from validation studies identified in the systematic review.

  • EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.