Dietary habits of colorectal neoplasia patients in comparison to their first-degree relatives

Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups n (%)

Characteristics	Patients	FDR with neoplasia	FDR without neoplasia	Controls	P value (χ2)
Male sex	143/242 (59)	30/55 (56)	36/105 (34)	66/123 (54)	0.001
Obesity	68/242 (28)	15/55 (27)	23/105 (22)	27/123 (22)	0.478
Smoking, current/former	123/242 (51)	28/55 (51)	32/105 (30)	48/123 (39)	0.006
High fat intake	102/242 (42)	28/55 (51)	35/105 (33)	52/123 (42)	0.175
High red meat consumption	171/242 (71)	37/55 (67)	65/105 (62)	62/123 (50)	0.002
Beer consumption	155/242 (64)	35/55 (64)	54/105 (51)	83/123 (67)	0.070
Low intake of dairy products	81/242 (33)	22/55 (40)	27/105 (26)	45/123 (37)	0.219
Low fruit and vegetable consumption	72/242 (30)	14/55 (25)	25/105 (24)	46/123 (37)	0.128
Primary education attainment	134/242 (55)	15/55 (27)	27/105 (26)	47/123 (38)	0.001

FDR: First-degree relatives.