Table 1.
Patient characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | Colorectal cancer (n = 20) | Adenomas (n = 28) | P-value |
| Sex | 0.0011 | ||
| Male | 9 (45) | 24 (86) | |
| Female | 11 (55) | 4 (14) | |
| Age, yr, mean (min-max) | 68.4 | 68.4 | NS2 |
| (39-86) | (51-88) | ||
| Alcohol | 0.0211 | ||
| Yes | 3 (16) | 15 (54) | |
| No | 17 (84) | 13 (46) | |
| Smoking | NS1 | ||
| Yes | 3 (16) | 2 (16) | |
| No | 17 (84) | 26 (84) | |
| Aspirin | NS1 | ||
| Yes | 2 (10) | 5 (18) | |
| No | 18 (90) | 23 (82) | |
| NSAIDs | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | NS1 |
| Yes | 20 (100) | 27 (97) | |
| No | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 | 25.6 | NS2 |
Distribution of clinical factors among patients with carcinomas and adenomas of the colon.
1
χ2 test;
2
Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. NSAID: Nonsteroidal ani-inflammatory drugs; BMI: Body mass index; NS: Not significant.