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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2240-2244
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2240
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2240
Table 1 Population characteristics n (%)
Case (n = 422) | Control (n = 481) | P1 | |
Age (mean ± SD) (yr)2 | 62.9 ± 10.6 | 57.9 ± 11.1 | < 0.0001 |
Gender | 0.0002 | ||
Female | 203 (50.5) | 304 (64.1) | |
Male | 199 (49.5) | 178 (35.9) | |
Race | |||
Caucasian | 378 (93.6) | 449 (93.2) | 0.35 |
African-American | 21 (4.4) | 21 (5.2) | |
Other | 12 (2.5) | 5 (1.2) | |
BMI (mean ± SD) (kg/m2) | 29.2 ± 6.2 | 28.1 ± 6.1 | < 0.0001 |
Family history3 | 0.0011 | ||
Yes | 94 (24.0) | 71 (15.2) | |
No | 297 (76.0) | 395 (84.8) | |
NSAID use | 0.14 | ||
Regular | 235 (64.2) | 306 (69.1) | |
Irregular/none | 131 (35.8) | 137 (30.9) | |
Physical activity | 0.008 | ||
None/low | 111 (29.1) | 113 (24.7) | |
Moderate | 106 (27.8) | 98 (21.4) | |
High | 165 (43.2) | 246 (53.8) | |
Regular alcohol use | 0.04 | ||
Ever | 134 (34.8) | 191 (41.7) | |
Never | 251 (65.2) | 267 (58.3) | |
Smoking | 0.88 | ||
Ever | 207 (53.6) | 248 (54.2) | |
Never | 179 (46.4) | 210 (45.9) |
- Citation: Thompson CL, Plummer SJ, Merkulova A, Cheng I, Tucker TC, Casey G, Li L. No association between cyclooxygenase-2 and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A6 genetic polymorphisms and colon cancer risk. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(18): 2240-2244
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i18/2240.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2240