Table 1.
Samples characteristics.
| T | N | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Fresh Red Meat | ||||
| Below Median* | 19 | 38.8 | 17 | 40.5 |
| Above Median* | 30 | 61.2 | 25 | 59.5 |
| Processed Meat | ||||
| Below Median* | 18 | 36.7 | 18 | 42.9 |
| Above Median* | 31 | 63.3 | 24 | 57.1 |
| Smoking | ||||
| Never | 13 | 26.5 | 12 | 28.6 |
| Former | 15 | 30.6 | 15 | 35.7 |
| Current | 21 | 42.9 | 15 | 35.7 |
| Sex | ||||
| M | 29 | 59.2 | 29 | 69.0 |
| F | 20 | 40.8 | 13 | 31.0 |
| Age | ||||
| 45–59 | 11 | 22.4 | 9 | 21.4 |
| 60–64 | 11 | 22.4 | 9 | 21.4 |
| 65–69 | 12 | 24.5 | 13 | 31.0 |
| 70–79 | 15 | 30.7 | 11 | 26.2 |
| Stage | ||||
| IA | 5 | 10.2 | 7 | 16.7 |
| IB | 14 | 28.6 | 14 | 33.3 |
| IIA | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.4 |
| IIB | 15 | 30.6 | 10 | 23.8 |
| IIIA | 8 | 16.3 | 5 | 11.9 |
| IIIB | 3 | 6.1 | 2 | 4.8 |
| IV | 3 | 6.1 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Paired T-N | ||||
| Yes | 27 | 55.1 | 27 | 64.3 |
| No | 22 | 44.9 | 15 | 35.7 |
| Total | 49 | 100.0 | 42 | 100.0 |
T=tumor; N=normal.
*
Median intake of fresh red meat (female/male: 1.2/1.5 times per week) and processed meat (female/male: 3.4/4.2 times per week), based on the sex-specific distribution of the EAGLE controls.