Dietary habits of colorectal neoplasia patients in comparison to their first-degree relatives

Table 3 Comparison of dietary habits between controls and first-degree relatives with/without neoplasia (χ²/Fisher’s exact test)

Comparison	Male controls vs FDR with neoplasia	Male controls vs FDR without neoplasia	Female controls vs FDR with neoplasia	Female controls vs FDR without neoplasia
Obesity	0.816	0.833	0.379	0.959
Smoking	0.281	0.078	0.289	0.578
High fat intake	0.281	0.090	0.375	0.685
High red meat consumption	0.284	0.187	0.052	0.0412
Beer consumption	0.0451	0.749	0.456	0.535
Low intake of dairy products	0.618	0.522	0.215	0.315
Low fruit and vegetable consumption	0.0491	0.780	1.000	0.794
Education attainment	0.095	0.188	0.444	0.199

¹Male controls have higher beer consumption and lower consumption of fruits and vegetables;

²Female controls have higher red meat consumption. FDR: First-degree relatives.