Table 5A. Coefficients for the Model Predicting Colorectal Cancer in Men

Variables	Coefficient	Standard Error
Age^*
Linear component	0.0917	0.0106
Nonlinear component	−0.0234	0.0106
Diabetes	0.1102	0.0758
Regular use of multivitamins	−0.1918	0.0532
Family history of colon cancer	0.2425	0.0850
Years of education^*
Linear component	0.0721	0.0181
Nonlinear component	−0.0734	0.0193
Race/ethnicity
Hawaiian	0.1609	0.1208
Japanese	0.2535	0.0820
Latino	−0.1366	0.0925
White	−0.1673	0.0921
Body mass index^*
Linear component	0.0180	0.0162
Nonlinear component	0.0090	0.0194
Alcoholic drinks per day^*
Linear component	0.2838	0.0752
Nonlinear component	−1.7375	0.5356
Hours of moderate activity per day^*
Linear component	−0.0907	0.0702
Nonlinear component	0.1103	0.1496
Regular aspirin use
Yes, not currently	−0.0323	0.0719
Yes	−0.2096	0.0655
Pack-years of smoking^*
Linear component	0.0002	0.0059
Nonlinear component	0.0177	0.0170

↵* Continuous variables were modeled using restricted cubic splines with 3 knots. Therefore, continuous variables contain one coefficient for the linear component and a nonlinear component.