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Table 1 Individual PAFs attributable to excess weight, alcohol intake, tobacco smoking and physical inactivity in Malaysia in 2018

From: Burden of cancers attributable to modifiable risk factors in Malaysia

Exposure Category

Attribution to Cancer Incidence in 2018

Males

Females

Persons

 

PAF, % (95% CI)

Number, N (95% CI)

PAF, % (95% CI)

Number, N (95% CI)

PAF, % (95% CI)

Number, N (95% CI)

BMI (over weight and obesity)

5.5(2.7–8.8)

979 (472–1561)

7.9 (4.8–11.3)

1652 (990–2349)

7.0 (4.1–10.2)

2684 (1568–3905)

Alcohol intake

1.3 (0.5–2.4)

225 (78–413)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

53 (19–108)

0.6 (0.2–1.0)

219 (85–386)

Physical Inactivity

0.7 (0.3–1.1)

116 (56–183)

1.3 (0.4–2.2)

263 (75–459)

1.0 (0.4–1.7)

385 (136–654)

Smoking (current and former smoking)

33.6 (22.9–39.7)

5933 (4047–7014)

1.2 (0.6–2.0)

252 (121–422)

14.3(9.9–17.3)

5485 (3812–6654)