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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar 16;105(4):833–841. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2010.116

Table 1. Characteristics of participating relatives by case or control status.

Case-relatives (n =1,492) Control-relatives (n = 936) P value
Age, median (range) 51.2 (18.2, 94.0) 51.2 (18.0, 93.2) 0.9050
Female (%) 57 58 0.7657
Relationship
 Mother, n (col %) 239 (16) 137 (15) 0.2755
 Father, n (col %) 150 (10) 88 (9) 0.5455
 Sister, n (col %) 371 (25) 264 (28) 0.0864
 Brother, n (col %) 239 (16) 165 (18) 0.2972
 Daughter, n (col %) 211 (14) 118 (13) 0.3068
 Son, n (col %) 146 (10) 77 (8) 0.2355
 Spouse, n (col %) 136 (9) 87 (9) 0.8523