Table 1 Demographic information of the study participants.

From: Genomic analysis of Enterobacteriaceae from colorectal cancer patients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a case-control study

Demography

CRC

Control

P-value

OR (95% CI)

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Gender

Female

19 (32.8)

22 (44)

0.231

0.620 (0.284–1.356)

Male

39 (67.2)

28 (56)

  

Alcohol consumption

Yes

42 (72.4)

25 (50)

0.018

2.625 (1.180–5.838)

No

16 (27.6)

25 (50)

  

Smoking

Yes

6 (10.5)

6 (12)

0.810

0.863 (0.260–2.868)

No

51 (89.5)

44 (88)

  

Family history

Yes

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

-

No

58 (100)

50 (100)

  

Age

Less than 30 years

3 (5.2)

10 (20)

 

1 (Ref)

30–49 years

24 (41.4)

17 (34)

0.034

4.706 (1.124–19.705)

50 years and above

31 (53.4)

23 (46)

0.035

4.493 (1.110-18.191)

  1. Total number of CRC patients (cases) = 58.
  2. Total number of control participants = 50.