Table 1. DISC Study participant characteristics at baseline according to E-DII group.
Demographics | Lower E-DII group (≤0.700) | Higher E-DII group (>0.700) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Total n | 37 | 38 | |
Female n (%) | 24 (65) | 16 (42) | 0.07 |
Age (years) | 53.0 (1.9) | 51.9 (2.1) | 0.43 |
Race/Ethnicity | 1.00 | ||
White n (%) | 36 (97) | 37 (97) | |
Black n (%) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | |
Mixed race n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | |
Endoscopy procedure | 0.15 | ||
Flexible sigmoidoscopy n (%) | 22 | 30 | |
Colonoscopy n (%) | 15 | 8 | |
Anthropometrics | |||
Height (m) | 1.65 (0.01) | 1.68 (0.02) | 0.20 |
Weight (kg) | 78.9 (2.5) | 87.0 (2.6) | 0.59 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.9 (0.8) | 31.1 (0.9) | 0.33 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95.7 (2.0) | 103.3 (2.1) | 0.48 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 106.3 (2.0) | 107.8 (1.8) | 0.63 |
Smoking status | 0.03 * | ||
Never n (%) | 24 (65) | 14 (37) | |
Former1 n (%) | 9 (24) | 12 (32) | |
Current n (%) | 4 (11) | 12 (32) | |
E-DII | -0.999 (0.229) | 2.425 (0.217) | 0.92 |
Data are presented as means with standard error of the mean in parentheses unless otherwise stated. Independent sample t-tests and Fisher’s exact tests were used for comparisons between the lower and higher E-DII groups,
p<0.05.
Former smokers include participants who had stopped smoking prior to the start of the DISC Study.