Table 1 Distribution of selected characteristics among GCA cases and controls.
From: Leukocyte telomere length and risk of gastric cardia adenocarcinoma
Variables | Controls | Cases | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 510 (%) | N = 524 (%) | ||
Age at diagnosis (years) | 0.834 | ||
<60 | 141 (27.65) | 141 (26.91) | |
≥60 | 369 (72.35) | 383 (73.09) | |
Sex | 0.154 | ||
Male | 435 (85.29) | 429 (81.87) | |
Female | 75 (14.71) | 95 (18.13) | |
Smoking status | 2.69 × 10−14 | ||
No | 399 (78.24) | 269 (51.34) | |
Yes | 111 (21.76) | 243 (46.37) | |
No data | 12 (2.29) | ||
Drinking status | 0.002 | ||
No | 343 (67.25) | 294 (56.11) | |
Yes | 167 (32.75) | 214 (40.84) | |
No data | 16 (3.05) | ||
Relative telomere length | 3.34 × 10−5 | ||
Mean ± SD | 1.24 ± 0.58 | 1.10 ± 0.54 |
