Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2017; 23(14): 2527-2538
Published online Apr 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i14.2527
Table 2 General characteristics of the study subjects n (%)
VariableMale (n = 1875)
P value1Female (n = 894)
P value1
CaseControlCaseControl
(n = 625)(n = 1250)(n = 298)(n = 596)
Age group (yr)0.9970.994
-49128 (20.5)258 (20.6)82 (27.5)166 (27.9)
50-59227 (36.3)453 (36.2)111 (37.3)221 (37.1)
60+270 (43.2)539 (43.1)105 (35.2)209 (35.1)
Missing0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Marital status< 0.001< 0.001
Married557 (89.1)1162 (93.0)216 (73.0)493 (83.4)
Single66 (10.6)72 (5.8)80 (27.0)98 (16.6)
Missing2 (0.3)16 (1.3)2 (0.7)5 (0.8)
Education level< 0.001< 0.001
Under middle school183 (29.3)175 (14.0)138 (46.3)106 (18.1)
High school266 (42.6)329 (26.3)103 (34.6)258 (44.0)
College or more176 (28.2)712 (57.0)57 (19.1)223 (38.0)
Missing0 (0.0)34 (2.7)0 (0.0)9 (1.5)
Income (10000won/mo)< 0.001< 0.001
< 200222 (35.5)254 (20.3)99 (33.2)134 (25.0)
200-400253 (40.5)534 (42.7)134 (45.0)218 (40.7)
> 400150 (24.0)363 (29.0)65 (21.8)184 (34.3)
Missing0 (0.0)99 (7.9)0 (0.0)60 (10.1)
Body mass index (kg/m2)< 0.0010.270
< 25432 (69.1)734 (58.7)207 (69.5)435 (73.0)
≥ 25192 (30.7)516 (41.3)91 (30.5)161 (27.0)
Missing1 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Smoking status0.076< 0.001
Non-smoker145 (23.2)245 (19.6)264 (88.6)571 (95.8)
Ex-smoker303 (48.5)671 (53.7)15 (5.0)16 (2.7)
Current smoker177 (28.3)334 (26.7)19 (6.4)9 (1.5)
Missing0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Alcohol consumption< 0.0010.186
Non-drinker107 (17.1)199 (15.9)172 (57.7)362 (60.7)
Ex-drinker103 (16.5)136 (10.9)26 (8.7)33 (5.5)
Current drinker415 (66.4)915 (73.2)100 (33.6)201 (33.7)
Missing0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Regular exercise< 0.001< 0.001
No387 (61.9)490 (39.2)225 (75.5)262 (44.0)
Yes238 (38.1)715 (57.2)73 (24.5)333 (56.0)
Missing0 (0.0)45 (3.6)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)
Family history of cancer0.0020.141
No392 (62.7)686 (54.9)171 (57.4)311 (52.2)
Yes233 (37.3)560 (44.8)127 (42.6)285 (47.8)
Missing0 (0.0)4 (0.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Family history of colorectal cancer< 0.0010.926
No560 (89.6)1188 (95.0)277 (93.0)555 (93.1)
Yes65 (10.4)58 (4.6)21 (7.1)41 (6.9)
Missing0 (0.0)4 (0.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)