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However, regional data are scarce, and it is unclear whether risk factors from high-income populations apply to Nigerians, who may have distinct clinicodemographic patterns and tumor characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To assess whether 13 CRC risk factors identified in high-income populations are associated with CRC in adults in Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This multicenter case-control study was conducted in 6 hospitals across 3 of Nigeria\u2019s 6 geopolitical zones, with recruitment from April 2020 to September 2024. Participants were patients newly diagnosed with CRC and cancer-free controls matched on age, sex, location, education, and recruitment site. Data were analyzed from April 2023 to November 2025.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n Family history of cancer, anthropometric factors (adult height, body mass index [BMI], and somatotype or body size over the life course), physical activity, and dietary and lifestyle factors (processed meat, red meat, fruit, vegetables, fiber, alcohol, smoking, and diabetes).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The associations of risk factors with CRC were assessed using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs, estimated using multivariable unconditional logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 2063 participants (1103 [53.5%] male; median [IQR] age, 54 [42-64] years) enrolled, most had secondary education or higher (1756 participants [85.2%]), lived in urban areas (1817 participants [88.1%]), and were Yoruba (1524 participants [73.9%]). Cases were older than controls (median [IQR] age, 56 [45-66] vs 52 [41-63] years) but were otherwise similar. Family history of cancer (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.06-2.26), adult height (OR per 5-cm increase, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.00-1.20), body size or type over the life course (tertile 3 vs tertile 1: OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.30-2.72), and processed meat intake (highest vs lowest tertile of intake: OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.07-1.91) were positively associated with CRC risk, and an inverse U-shaped association was identified between physical activity and CRC risk (OR vs first quartile of activity, quartile 2: 0.63; 95% CI, 0.44-0.88; quartile 3: 0.52; 95% CI, 0.34-0.79; quartile 4: 0.77; 95% CI, 0.58-1.02), consistent with data from high-income populations. BMI was inversely associated with CRC risk (OR vs BMI 18.5-24.9, BMI &amp;lt;18.5: 2.63; 95% CI, 1.79-3.86; BMI \u226530: 0.42; 95% CI, 0.28-0.63), likely reflecting prediagnostic weight loss. No associations with diabetes, smoking, or intakes of red meat, fruit, vegetables, fiber, or alcohol were observed, likely due to low prevalence or variability.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n This case-control study of CRC risk factors in adults in Nigeria found CRC risk patterns similar to those observed in high-income populations. These insights offer immediate opportunity to tailor education, prevention, and early detection in the region, especially as economic development leads to lifestyles more similar to high-income populations. 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