Table 1.
Frequency distribution analysis of selected demographic and risk factors in colorectal cancer cases and controls
| Variable | Cases (n = 86) |
Controls (n = 160) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | |||
| ≤ 50 | 30 (34.9%) | 56 (35.0%) | 1 |
| > 50 | 56 (65.1%) | 104 (65.0%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 37 (43.0%) | 72 (45.0%) | 0.764177 |
| Male | 49 (67.0%) | 88 (55.0%) | |
| Dwelling | |||
| Rural | 59 (68.6%) | 104 (65.0%) | 0.565659 |
| Urban | 27 (31.4%) | 56 (35.0%) | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 31 (36.0%) | 75 (46.8%) | 0.102256 |
| Ever | 55 (64.0%) | 85 (53.2%) | |
| Pesticide exposure | |||
| Never | 33 (38.4%) | 75 (46.8%) | 0.200325 |
| Ever | 53 (61.6%) | 85 (53.2%) |