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. 2008 May 21;29(6):1184–1191. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgn085

Table I.

Distribution of selected variables among cases and controls

Variable Cases (N = 755) Controls (N = 636) P value
n (%) n (%)
Age at recruitment (years) 0.26
    ≤50 103 (13.7) 103 (16.2)
    51–60 221 (29.3) 194 (30.5)
    61–70 260 (34.4) 219 (34.4)
    >70 171 (22.6) 120 (18.9)
Gender 0.33
    Female 320 (42.4) 253 (39.8)
    Male 435 (57.6) 383 (60.2)
Race 0.004
    Non-Hispanic white 649 (86.0) 585 (92.0)
    Hispanic 47 (6.2) 24 (3.8)
    Black 50 (6.6) 21 (3.2)
    Other 9 (1.2) 6 (1.0)
Family history of cancera <0.001
    No 175 (23.3) 197 (31.0)
    Yes 577 (76.7) 438 (69.0)
History of diabetesb <0.001
    No 567 (75.1) 571 (90.0)
    Yes 188 (24.9) 64 (10.0)
Smoking status <0.001
    Non-smokers 304 (40.3) 310 (48.7)
    ≤20 pack-years 186 (24.6) 166 (26.1)
    >20 pack-years 265 (35.1) 160 (25.2)
Alcohol consumptionc 0.345
    Never 334 (44.2) 271 (43.6)
    ≤60 g/day 362 (47.9) 313 (50.4)
    >60 g/day 59 (7.9) 37 (6.0)
CYP1A2*1Fd 0.957
    AA 341 (52.5) 307 (52.5)
    AC 276 (42.5) 247 (42.2)
    CC 32 (4.9) 31 (5.3)
Sult1A1 0.651
    GG 248 (38.2) 228 (39.0)
    GA 368 (56.7) 321 (54.9)
    AA 33 (5.1) 36 (6.2)
NAT1 0.353
    Non*10 431 (66.4) 403 (68.9)
    *10 218 (33.6) 182 (31.1)
NAT2 0.797
    Rapid 38 (5.9) 34 (5.8)
    Intermediate 248 (38.2) 213 (36.4)
    Slow 363 (55.9) 338 (57.8)
a

Information was missing for three cases and one control because of adopted family.

b

Information was missing for one control.

c

Information was missing for 15 controls.

d

Distribution for non-Hispanic white.