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Table 14 Modeled 25(OH) D in association with incidence of CRC in 45–59 years of age, controlling for covariates

From: Could age increase the strength of inverse association between ultraviolet B exposure and colorectal cancer?

Covariate

Regression Coefficient

Standard Error

t

p-value

Modeled 25(OH) D, ng/mla

−0.23

0.12

−1.92

0.06

Urbanizationb

−0.02

0.07

−0.32

0.75

GDPc

<  0.001

<  0.001

2.05

0.04

Life Expectancyd

0.001

0.001

0.74

0.46

Smokinge

0.60

0.19

3.16

0.002

Animal Consumptionf

0.29

0.06

4.57

<  0.001

Intercept

11.51

7.93

1.45

0.15

  1. Model R2 = 0.58; p <  0.001; aMohr S, B, Gorham E, D, Garland C, F, Grant W, B, Garland F, C: Low Ultraviolet B and Increased Risk of Brain Cancer: An Ecological Study of 175 Countries. Neuroepidemiology 2010; 35:281–290. doi: https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1159/000314350. bChristenson E et al. [22]. c,d The World Bank. eInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). f The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)