Table 1.
Characteristics of patients in the South Carolina Colon Cancer Prevention Polyp Study
| Characteristic | Whites (n=91) | Blacks < 50 (n= 14) | Blacks 50+ (n= 110) | Other Race or Ethnicity (n=18) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age—yrs. (sd) | 56.0 (3.8) | 48.0 (1.6) | 55.0 (3.8) | 55.7 (4.4) | |
| Education* | |||||
| < High school graduate | 21 (29) | 2 (18) | 25 (27) | 2 (12) | |
| High school graduate | 24 (33) | 6 (55) | 40 (43) | 7 (44) | |
| Any college | 28 (38) | 3 (227) | 29 (30) | 7 (44) | 0.60 |
| Working status* | |||||
| Unemployed | 59 (81) | 9 (88) | 52 (55) | 9 (56) | |
| Working | 14 (19) | 2 (18) | 42 (45) | 7 (44) | 0.003 |
| Male—no. (%) | 39 (43) | 7 (50) | 41 (37) | 8 (44) | 0.73 |
| Smoker—no. (%) | |||||
| Never | 37 (41) | 9 (64) | 50 (45) | 5 (28) | |
| Former | 27 (30) | 3 (21) | 22 (20) | 6 (33) | |
| Current | 27 (30) | 2 (14) | 38 (35) | 7 (39) | 0.30 |
| Body Mass Index -- no. (%) | |||||
| Normal (< 25 kg/m) | 15 (17) | 2 (15) | 16 (15) | 2 (11) | |
| Overweight (25–29 kg/m) | 25 (28) | 2 (15) | 38 (35) | 7 (39) | |
| Obese (30 kg/m –34 kg/m) | 28 (31) | 1 (8) | 21 (19) | 5 (28) | |
| Morbidly Obese (≥ 35 kg/m) | 22 (24) | 8 (62) | 35 (32) | 4 (22) | 0.17 |
| Waist to Hip Ratio ≥ 1 | 31 (38) | 5 (42) | 27 (26) | 2 (13) | 0.11 |
| Sitting per day (6 hours+)* | 36 (51) | 4 (36) | 52 (57) | 8 (50) | 0.60 |
| Alcohol -- ≥1 drinks per week* | |||||
| Yes— no. (%) | 16 (22) | 5 (45) | 34 (36) | 3 (19) | 0.11 |
| Diabetes* | |||||
| Yes— no. (%) | 23 (32) | 5 (46) | 33 (35) | 8 (50) | 0.48 |
| High Cholesterol* | |||||
| Yes— no. (%) | 45 (62) | 7 (53) | 49 (52) | 9 (56) | 0.58 |
| Hypertension* | |||||
| Yes— no. (%) | 52 (71) | 8 (73) | 73 (77) | 14 (88) | 0.55 |
| Family History of CRC | |||||
| Yes— no. (%) | 6 (7) | 1 (7) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.11 |
*
Indicates that that following measures were only available on a subset of patients. Education, working status (n=194), waist to hip ratio (n=212), physical activity (n=190), alcohol, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension (n=195)