From: Awareness of risk factors for cancer: a comparative study of Sweden and Denmark
Risk factor | N | % | Crude | Adjustedb | ||
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Denmark | Sweden | Denmark | Sweden | PR (95Â % CI)a | PR (95Â % CI)a | |
Smoking | 104/2998 | 50/3070 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.13 (1.53-2.97) | 2.35 (1.68-3.30) |
Second-hand smoke | 368/2999 | 174/3070 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.17 (1.82-2.57) | 2.31 (1.94-2.76) |
Alcohol intake | 1700/3000 | 1613/3069 | 56.7 | 52.6 | 1.08 (1.03-1.13) | 1.08 (1.03-1.13) |
Low fruit and vegetable intake | 1769/3000 | 1993/3065 | 59.0 | 65.0 | 0.91 (0.87-0.94) | 0.90 (0.87-0.94) |
Red/processed meat | 1512/2999 | 1271/3066 | 50.4 | 41.5 | 1.22 (1.15-1.29) | 1.21 (1.15-1.28) |
Obesity | 996/2999 | 916/3070 | 33.2 | 29.8 | 1.11 (1.03-1.20) | 1.10 (1.02-1.18) |
Sunburn in childhood | 1052/2999 | 909/3068 | 35.1 | 29.6 | 1.18 (1.10-1.27) | 1.19 (1.11-1.28) |
>70Â years of age | 1481/2999 | 1057/3070 | 49.4 | 34.4 | 1.43 (1.35-1.52) | 1.41 (1.33-1.50) |
Close relative with cancer | 893/2998 | 541/3069 | 29.8 | 17.6 | 1.69 (1.54-1.86) | 1.71 (1.56-1.88) |
HPV-infection | 2291/3000 | 1978/3069 | 76.4 | 64.5 | 1.18 (1.15-1.22) | 1.16(1.12-1.20) |
Low physical activity | 1063/3000 | 1127/3069 | 35.4 | 36.7 | 0.96 (0.90-1.03) | 0.98 (0.91-1.05) |
Use of sunbeds | 136/3000 | 204/3068 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.68 (0.55-0.84) | 0.74 (0.60-0.92) |
Ionizing radiation | 305/2998 | 191/3069 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 1.63 (1.37-1.94) | 1.68 (1.41-2.01) |