Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Population.
| Cases (%) | Controls (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 463 (58%) | 423 (53%) | |
| Female | 334 (42%) | 370 (47%) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 20-49 | 150 (19%) | 208 (26%) | |
| 50-59 | 194 (24%) | 169 (21%) | |
| 60-69 | 214 (27%) | 206 (26%) | |
| 70+ | 239 (30%) | 210 (26%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 625 (78%) | 613 (77%) | |
| Asian | 80 (10%) | 90 (11%) | |
| South Asian | 29 (4%) | 37 (5%) | |
| Mixed/Other | 36 (5%) | 34 (4%) | |
| Unknown/Refused | 27 (3%) | 19 (2%) | |
| Pathology | |||
| B-cell lymphomas | |||
| DLBCL | 210 (26%) | - | |
| FL1 | 138 (17%) | - | |
| FL2/FL3 | 78 (10%) | - | |
| MZL/MALT | 92 (12%) | - | |
| MCL | 47 (6%) | - | |
| SLL/CLL | 43 (5%) | - | |
| LPL | 42 (5%) | - | |
| MISC BCL | 71 (9%) | - | |
| T-cell lymphomas | |||
| MF | 40 (5%) | - | |
| PTCL | 29 (4%) | - | |
| MISC TCL | 7 (1%) | - | |
| Total | 797 (100%) | 793 (100%) | |
DLBCL = Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, FL = Follicular Lymphoma, FL1 = Follicular Lymphoma grade 1, FL2 = Follicular Lymphoma grade 2, FL3 = Follicular Lymphoma grade 3, MZ/MALT = Marginal Zone lymphoma/Mucosa-Associated Lymphoma Tissue lymphoma, MCL = Mantle Cell lymphoma, SLL = Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, LPL = Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma, Misc. B-cell = Miscellaneous B-cell lymphoma, MF = Mycosis Fungoides, PTCL = Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, Misc. T-cell = Miscellaneous T-cell lymphoma.