Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of bladder cancer cases and controls in the New England Bladder Cancer Study.
From: Occupational exposure to organic solvents and risk of bladder cancer
Cases | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Total | 1182 | 1408 | ||
Age at diagnosis/interview | ||||
<55 | 190 | (16.07%) | 254 | (18.04%) |
55–64 | 313 | (26.48%) | 335 | (23.79%) |
65–74 | 434 | (36.72%) | 541 | (38.42%) |
75+ | 245 | (20.73%) | 278 | (19.74%) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 272 | (23.01%) | 371 | (26.35%) |
Male | 910 | (76.99%) | 1037 | (73.65%) |
Smoking status | ||||
Occasional Smoker | 22 | (1.86%) | 40 | (2.84%) |
Non-Smoker | 174 | (14.72%) | 470 | (33.38%) |
Former Smoker | 608 | (51.44%) | 692 | (49.15%) |
Current Smoker | 377 | (31.90%) | 205 | (14.56%) |
Don’t Know | 1 | (0.08%) | 1 | (0.07%) |
State | ||||
Maine | 575 | (48.65%) | 732 | (51.99%) |
Vermont | 213 | (18.02%) | 251 | (17.83%) |
New Hampshire | 394 | (33.33%) | 425 | (30.18%) |
Race | ||||
White | 1113 | (94.16%) | 1325 | (94.11%) |
Other | 69 | (5.84%) | 83 | (5.39%) |
Hispanic | ||||
Yes | 23 | (1.95%) | 24 | (1.70%) |
No | 1159 | (98.05%) | 1381 | (98.08%) |
Don’t Know | 0 | (0%) | 3 | (0.21%) |
High-risk Occupation | ||||
No | 776 | (65.65%) | 1131 | (80.33%) |
Yes | 406 | (34.35%) | 277 | (19.67%) |
