Table 1.
Demographic data for the study groups.
| CRC Patients (n = 385) | Controls (n = 310) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, average ± SD) | 59.86± | 11.65 | 59.19± | 13.56 | 0.484 * |
| n | % | n | % | ||
| ≤49 years | (72) | 19.0 | (66) | 21.0 | 0.502 ** |
| ≥50 years | (313) | 81.0 | (244) | 79.0 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | (211) | 55.0 | (157) | 51.0 | 0.309 ** |
| Female | (174) | 45.0 | (153) | 49.0 | |
| Tobacco consumption | |||||
| Yes | (126) | 33.0 | (106) | 34.0 | 0.744 ** |
| No | (259) | 67.0 | (204) | 66.0 | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||
| Yes | (133) | 35.0 | (85) | 27.0 | 0.053 ** |
| No | (252) | 65.0 | (225) | 73.0 | |
SD (standard deviation); * Student’s t-test; ** Chi-square test.