Table 1 Selected characteristics of the Keelung population w/o irritable bowel syndrome

From: Irritable bowel syndrome and the incidence of colorectal neoplasia: a prospective cohort study with community-based screened population in Taiwan

Characteristics

Total ( N =39 384)

Irritable bowel syndrome ( N =9160)

Non-irritable bowel syndrome ( N =30 224)

P -value

Mean age±s.d.

55.9±11.6

60.9±12.2

54.4±11.1

<0.0001

Age at entry

40–49

14 624

2155 (14.7%)

12 469 (85.3%)

<0.0001

50–59

9945

2026 (20.4%)

7919 (79.6%)

 

60–69

8746

2328 (26.6%)

6418 (73.4%)

 

70+

6069

2651 (43.7%)

3418 (56.3%)

 

Gender

Female

23 847

5648 (23.7%)

18 199 (76.3%)

0.013

Male

15 537

3512 (22.6%)

12 025 (77.4%)

 

Education level

Low

19 352

5504 (28.4%)

13 848 (71.6%)

<0.0001

Medium

15 208

2855 (18.8%)

12 353 (81.2%)

 

High

4571

749 (16.4%)

3811 (83.6%)

 

Body mass index (BMI)±s.d.

24.9±3.7

24.9±3.7

24.9±3.6

0.8031

Diabetes

Yes

3153

939 (29.8%)

2214 (70.2%)

<0.0001

No

35 988

8150 (22.6%)

27 848 (77.4%)

 

Hypertension

Yes

13 705

3371 (24.6%)

10 334 (75.4%)

<0.0001

No

25 487

5742 (22.5%)

19 745 (77.5%)

 

CRC family history

Yes

877

181 (20.6%)

696 (79.4%)

0.0633

No

38 507

8979 (23.3%)

29 528 (76.7%)

 

Smoking

Current or former

10 118

2229 (22%)

7889 (78%)

0.0003

No

28 816

6863 (23.8%)

21 953 (76.2%)

 

Drinking

Current or former

8912

1784 (20%)

7100 (80%)

<0.0001

No

29 833

7281 (24.4%)

22 466 (75.6%)

 

Exercise frequency

Never

11 102

2458 (22.1%)

8644 (77.9%)

<0.0001

Low

17 297

3820 (22.1%)

13 477 (77.9%)

 

High

10 207

2752 (27%)

7455 (73%)

 

Colorectal Neoplasia

1073

343

730

 

CRC

310

107

203

 

Follow-up time

7.78

7.92

7.73