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Table 2 The correlation between the university and the frequency of consumption of products that increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer

From: Risk factors of colorectal cancer: the comparison of selected nutritional behaviors of medical and non-medical students

 

Correlation between the university and the frequency of consuming foods that increase the risk of colorectal cancer

Frequency

SD (%)

SMUB (%)

SBUT (%)

SUB (%)

p-value*

A

Snacking between meals

Not at all or several times a month

37.50

22.67

30.65

16.67

0.02

  

Several times a week

47.92

34.67

35.48

50.00

 
  

Every day or several times a day

14.58

42.67

33.87

33.33

 

B

Consumption of sweets (candies, cookies, cakes, bars and other confectionery products)

Not at all or several times a month

60.42

36.00

38.71

35.19

0.03

  

Several times a week

33.33

42.67

50.00

53.70

 
  

Every day or several times a day

6.25

21.33

11.29

11.11

 

C

Consumption of processed meat products (e.g., ham, bacon, salami, sausages, canned food)

Not at all

22.92

17.33

4.84

7.41

0.003

  

Several times a month

43.75

29.33

43.55

25.93

 
  

Several times a week

31.25

29.33

35.48

40.74

 
  

Every day

2.08

24.00

16.13

25.93

 

D

Consumption of red meat (pork, beef, lamb, mutton, veal, goat, horse, venison)

Not at all

10.42

16.00

4.84

12.96

0.05

  

Several times a month

64.58

58.67

46.77

51.85

 
  

Several times a week or every day

25.00

25.33

48.39

35.19

 

E

Consumption of fast-food meals (fries, burgers, pizza, hot dogs)

Not at all

14.58

16.00

1.61

14.81

0.0001

  

Several times a month

81.25

65.33

70.97

46.30

 
  

Once or several times a week

4.17

18.67

27.42

38.89

 

F

Drinking sweetened beverages (such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Fanta, orangeade, lemonade)

Not at all

62.50

37.33

20.97

33.33

0.0001

  

Several times a month

37.50

56.00

66.13

48.15

 
  

Several times a week or every day

0.00

6.67

12.90

18.52

 
  1. SD Students of dietetics, SMUB Students of other fields of study at the Medical University of Bialystok, SBUT Students of the Bialystok University of Technology, SUB Students of the University of Bialystok
  2. *The Chi-square test of independence was used to check the relationship between the quality features