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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Aug;15(8):1443–1450. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0144

Table 5.

Association between selected characteristics and p53 overexpression

Characteristics p53 overexpression, no. (%) No p53 overexpression, no. Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)* P
Age (y)
 ≤60 21 (8.2) 234 1.00 1.00 0.06
 61–67 20 (9.0) 202 1.10 (0.58–2.09) 1.01 (0.49–2.10)
 68–72 12 (5.7) 197 0.68 (0.33–1.41) 0.50 (0.21–1.16)
 >72 10 (4.7) 204 0.55 (0.25–1.19) 0.51 (0.21–1.27)
Gender
 Female 18 (6.2) 273 1.00 1.00 0.46
 Male 45 (7.4) 564 1.21 (0.69–2.13) 1.28 (0.67–2.46)
Family history
 No 58 (7.8) 690 1.00 1.00 0.10
 Yes 5 (3.3) 147 0.40 (0.16–1.03) 0.40 (0.14–1.19)
Previous polyp
 No 50 (9.7) 468 1.00 1.00 0.03
 Yes 7 (2.3) 296 0.22 (0.10–0.49) 0.35 (0.14–0.88)
No. of adenomas at baseline
 1 36 (7.1) 471 1.00 1.00 0.84
 2 14 (6.8) 193 0.95 (0.50–1.80) 1.16 (0.56–2.42)
 >2 13 (7.0) 173 0.98 (0.51–1.90) 1.05 (0.44–2.50)
Adenoma location
 Distal colon 41 (9.2) 403 1.00 1.00 0.85
 Proximal colon 10 (3.4) 280 0.35 (0.17–0.71) 0.71 (0.29–1.78)
 Rectum 6 (7.4) 75 0.79 (0.32–1.92) 0.85 (0.33–2.19)
Size (cm)
 <1 10 (1.8) 535 1.00 1.00 <0.0001
 ≥1 51 (14.4) 302 9.03 (4.52–18.06) 5.25 (2.39–11.5)
Dysplasia
 Low grade 31 (4.5) 650 1.00 1.00 0.05
 High grade 32 (15.7) 172 3.90 (2.32–6.57) 1.88 (1.01–3.51)
Histology
 Tubular 24 (3.7) 631 1.00 1.00 0.04
 Tubulovillous or villous 39 (16.1) 203 5.05 (2.97–8.60) 1.96 (1.03–3.71)
Advanced adenoma§
 No 7 (1.6) 423 1.00 1.00 <0.0001
 Yes 56 (10.6) 414 8.17 (3.68–18.14) 7.20 (3.01–17.22)
*

Advanced adenoma ORs were adjusted for previous polyps and location. All other factors were adjusted for previous polyp, location, size, dysplasia, and histology.

History of colorectal cancer in one or more first-degree relatives.

Self-reported history of a polyp prior to baseline adenoma.

§

Includes one or more of the following characteristics: tubulovillous or villous histology, ≥1 cm in size, or HGD.