Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the HL Cases and Controls

	Cases		Controls
	n	%	n	%	P value
Subjects analyzed	200	100	220	100
Age (mean ± SD)
	47.52 ± 13.37		49.27 ± 15.19		0.21
Age Range
20–40	68	34	72	33	0.78
>40	132	66	148	67
Gender
Female	93	47	97	44	0.62
Male	107	53	123	56
Race
white	163	82	195	89	0.53
others	37	18	25	11
Smoking Status *
Never	95	51	120	55	0.45
Ever	92	49	100	45
Family History
No	119	60	99	45
Yes	81	41	121	55	0.35

^*Smoking status was unknown in 13 of the HL patients