Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of PC Patients and Controls of the Study Group
| Case (N= 125) | Control (N= 250) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean weight (kg) | 74.15 (SD= 14.0) | 74.25 (SD= 13.2) | 0.946 |
| Mean height (cm) | 121.93 (SD= 70.0) | 130.81 (SD= 65.2) | 0.226 |
| Mean Age | 71.53 (SD= 8.2) | 72.56 (SD= 8.4) | 0.279 |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age | |||
| 50- 59 years | 14 (11.2%) | 17 (6.8%) | 0.471 |
| 60- 69 years | 35 (28.0%) | 72 (28.8%) | |
| 70- 79 years | 49 (39.2%) | 97 (38.8%) | |
| ≥80 years | 27 (21.6%) | 64 (25.6%) | |
| BMI | |||
| Normal weight | 52 (41.6%) | 99 (39.6%) | 0.741 |
| Overweight | 52 (41.6%) | 114 (45.6%) | |
| Obesity | 21 (16.8%) | 37 (14.8%) | |
| Hypertension | |||
| Yes | 69 (55.2%) | 79 (31.6%) | <0.001 |
| No | 56 (44.8%) | 171 (68.4%) | |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 16 (12.8%) | 36 (14.4%) | 0.401 |
| No | 109 (87.2%) | 214 (85.6%) | |
| Ancestry | |||
| European | 45 (36.0%) | 36 (14.4%) | 0.638 |
| Mixed background | 64 (51.2%) | 136 (54.4%) | |
| African | 16 (12.8%) | 78 (31.2%) | |
| Family history of first degree relatives | |||
| Yes | 41 (32.8%) | 46 (18.4%) | 0.002 |
| No | 84 (67.2%) | 204 (81.6%) | |
| Ever smoked | |||
| Yes | 83 (66.4%) | 103 (41.2%) | <0.001 |
| No | 42 (33.6%) | 147 (58.8%) | |
| Alcohol consumption before diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 100 (80.6%) | 194 (77.9%) | 0.32 |
| No | 24 (19.4%) | 55 (22.1%) | |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | |
| Working in agriculture | |||
| Yes | 73 (58.4%) | 155 (62.0%) | 0.287 |
| No | 52 (41.6%) | 95 (38.0%) | |
| Education level | |||
| Analphabetic | 40 (32.0%) | 63 (25.2%) | 0.545 |
| Basic | 71 (56.8%) | 156 (62.4%) | |
| Middle | 10 (8.0%) | 20 (8.0%) | |
| High | 4 (3.2%) | 11 (4.4%) | |
| Income | |||
| Basic | 5 (4.0%) | 6 (2.4%) | 0.366 |
| Middle | 94 (75.2%) | 203 (81.2%) | |
| High | 26 (20.8%) | 41 (16.4%) | |
| Civil state | |||
| Living in a stable union | 97 (77.6%) | 179 (71.6%) | 0.131 |
| Not living in a stable union | 28 (22.4%) | 71 (28.4%) |