Table 1.
Participant baseline characteristics by liver cancer status, in the Strong Heart Study
| Characteristic | Liver Cancer Status |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Non-cases | ||
| n = 21 | n = 2,303 | ||
| Age, years, Mean (SD) | 56.61 (8.72) | 56.17 (8.09) | 0.80 |
| Sex, Male, No. (%) | 8 (38.1%) | 956 (41.5%) | 0.75 |
| Center, No. (%) | 0.99 | ||
| South Dakota | 9 (42.9%) | 1023 (44.4%) | |
| Oklahoma | 9 (42.9%) | 972 (42.2%) | |
| Arizona | 3 (14.3%) | 308 (13.4%) | |
| Diabetes, Yes, No. (%) | 10 (47.6%) | 957 (41.6%) | 0.57 |
| Smoking, No. (%) | 0.38 | ||
| Current | 6 (28.6%) | 887 (38.5%) | |
| Ever | 7 (33.3%) | 740 (32.1%) | |
| Never | 8 (38.1%) | 676 (29.4%) | |
| Alcohol, No. (%) | 0.56 | ||
| Current | 10 (47.6%) | 991 (43.0%) | |
| Ever | 7 (33.3%) | 972 (42.2%) | |
| Never | 4 (19.0%) | 335 (14.5%) | |
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 5 (0.2%) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, Mean (SD) | 31.04 (6.90) | 30.30 (6.08) | 0.58 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL, Mean (SD) | 50.62 (17.5) | 46.33 (13.9) | 0.16 |
| LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL, Mean (SD) | 102.8 (27.8) | 120.5 (33.2) | 0.02 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dL, Mean (SD) | 141.7 (63.7) | 138.9 (68.3) | 0.85 |
| Insulin, mIU/L, Mean (SD) | 24.0 (14.2) | 19.9 (21.9) | 0.40 |
| Total triglycerides, mg/dL, Mean (SD) | 128.6 (61.7) | 144.7 (107) | 0.49 |