Birthplace is not a determinant of colorectal adenomas

Table 1 Clinical characteristics according to birthplace

Characteristics	Australia/New Zealand	Asia	Europe	Middle East/Africa	South America	Pacific Islands	P-value
Age > 50 yr	56%	70%	85%	65%	74%	67%	< 0.01
Aspirin	17%	12%	17%	12%	9%	14%	0.16
NSAID	8%	5%	11%	10%	13%	0%	0.15
Smoking	2%	12%	21%	19%	26%	18%	0.09
Hypercholesterolemia	18%	25%	35%	25%	30%	20%	0.03
Diabetes	18%	19%	23%	21%	15%	60%	0.05

NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.