Abbreviations: DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; MESA, Marshfield Epidemiologic Survey Area; BMI, body mass index. aNumber of subjects with colon cancer over tot
¥Statistically significant difference (p<0.01) between 98–99, 00–01 and 02–03 cohort. * There were 31 beneficiaries with unknown race, and 32 with missing urban/rural status. †Including comorbidities
