Table 1.
Characteristic | Cases | Controls | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis (years) | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.87 |
Gender | |||
% Male | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1.00 |
Body mass index before illness | 26.5 | 26.1 | 0.02 |
Race | |||
% Caucasian | 94.4% | 96.7% | <0.01 |
Residence | |||
% Western New York residence | 55.8% | 86.6% | <0.01 |
% Outside Western New York | 44.2% | 13.4% | |
Education | |||
% <High school education | 28.1% | 25.4% | 0.08 |
% High school graduate or more | 71.9% | 74.6% | |
Income | |||
<$16,000/year | 45.8% | 46.0% | 0.90 |
$16,000–$30,000/year | 30.8% | 31.3% | |
>$30,000/year | 23.4% | 22.7% | |
Family history of CRC | |||
% No 1st degree relative with CRC | 86.9% | 88.9% | 0.08 |
% With 1st degree relative with CRC | 13.1% | 11.1% | |
% No relatives with CRC | 81.0% | 85.5% | <0.01 |
% With any relatives with CRC | 19.0% | 14.5% | |
Alcohol consumption (drinks/week) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.49 |
Fruit consumption (servings/week) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 0.86 |
Vegetable consumption (servings/week) | 15.7 | 16.2 | 0.16 |
Cruciferous vegetable consumption (servings/week) |
3.7 | 4.0 | 0.04 |
Meat consumption (servings/week) | 23.4 | 20.7 | <0.01 |
Aspirin (tablets/week) | 2.0 | 2.7 | <0.01 |
Pack-years | |||
Never smoker | 40.8% | 43.0% | 0.04 |
1-20 Pack-years | 18.2% | 17.8% | |
20-40 Pack-years | 18.7% | 20.2% | |
>41 Pack-years | 22.3% | 19.0% | |
SHS exposure | |||
No SHS | 37.2% | 37.1% | 0.09 |
0.5–2 h/day | 21.1% | 23.6% | |
2–7 h/day | 22.9% | 23.4% | |
>7 h/day | 18.8% | 15.9% |