Table 2.
The association between Physiological Factors and Colon Cancer Risk Based on Univaiate Analysis
| Physiological factor | Case N (%) n =504 |
Control N (%) n = 997 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (km/m2) | |||
| > 30.0 (Obese) | 22 (4.4) | 58 (5.9) | <0.01 |
| 25.0-29.9 (Overweight) | 84 (16.9) | 246 (25.0) | |
| 18.5-24.9 (Normal) | 295 (59.5) | 646 (65.7) | |
| < 18.5 (Underweight) | 95 (19.2) | 33 (3.4) | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| > 160 (Stage II) | 14 (2.8) | 3 (0.4) | <0.01 |
| 140-159 (Stage I) | 75 (15.2) | 64 (8.0) | |
| 121-139 (Pre hypertension) | 163 (33.0) | 257 (32.1) | |
| < 120 (Normal) | 242 (49.0) | 476 (59.5) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| > 90 (Hypertension) | 40 (8.1) | 57 (7.1) | 0.59 |
| 80-89 (Pre-hypertension) | 112 (22.6) | 198 (24.8) | |
| < 80 (Normal) | 343 (69.3) | 544 (68.1) | |
| FBS (mg/dL) | |||
| > 126 (Abnormal) | 40 (35.1) | 3 (0.5) | <0.01 |
| < 126 (Normal) | 74 (64.9) | 580 (99.5) | |
| Physiological factor | Case N (%) n =504 |
Control N (%) n = 997 |
p-value |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | |||
| > 240 (High) | 15 (16.1) | 74 (12.4) | 0.3 |
| 200-239 (Borderline) | 23 (24.7) | 190 (31.9) | |
| < 200 (Normal) | 55 (59.1) | 331 (55.6) | |
| LDL (mg/dL) | |||
| > 160 (High) | 12 (17.6) | 56 (14.0) | 0.07 |
| 130-159 (Borderline) | 10 (14.7) | 111 (27.8) | |
| < 130 (Normal) | 46 (67.6) | 233 (58.3) | |
| HDL (mg/dL) | |||
| < 40 (Abnormal) | 22 (34.4) | 32 (7.9) | <0.01 |
| 40-59 | 34 (53.1) | 213 (52.3) | |
| > 60 (Normal) | 8 (12.5) | 162 (39.8) | |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | |||
| > 150 (Abnormal) | 24 (34.8) | 93 (15.8) | <0.01 |
| < 150 (Normal) | 45 (65.2) | 497 (84.2) | |