Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of cases and controls

From: Tobacco smoking, body mass index, hypertension, and kidney cancer risk in central and eastern Europe

 

Men

Women

 

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Variables

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Country

 Romania

63

9.7

109

11.4

32

7.1

51

9.7

 Poland

56

8.6

112

11.8

43

6.6

86

16.4

 Russia

163

25.4

305

32.0

154

34.3

158

30.2

 Czech Republic

366

56.4

426

44.8

220

49.0

229

43.7

 Total

648

100

952

100

449

100

524

100

 Age (years)

 <40

25

4.1

25

2.6

14

3.1

18

3.4

 40–49

91

14.0

152

16.0

53

11.8

60

11.5

 50–59

227

35.0

320

33.6

122

27.2

153

29.2

 60–69

187

28.9

289

30.4

150

33.5

170

32.4

 >70

118

18.0

166

17.4

110

24.4

123

23.5

Tumour stage

 T-stage

        

T1

117

18.8

  

90

20.5

  

T2

275

44.1

  

209

47.5

  

T3

210

33.6

  

126

28.6

  

T4

22

3.5

  

15

3.4

  

 M-stage

        

M0

486

90.8

  

363

93.1

  

M1

49

9.2

  

27

6.9

  

 N-stage

        

N0

505

89.7

  

371

91.2

  

N1

31

5.5

  

24

5.9

  

N2

24

4.3

  

10

2.4

  

N3

3

0.5

  

2

0.5

  

Histology

 (Clear cell) Renal cell carcinoma

538

83.0

  

370

82.4

  

 Papillary renal cell carcinoma

51

7.9

  

20

4.5

  

 Other

59

9.1

  

59

13.1

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