Table 1 Distribution of 77 colorectal cancer (CRC), 72 intestinal adenoma (IA) and 76 healthy controls by selected characteristics; Italy 2017–2019.
Characteristic | CRC | IA | Healthy controls | χ 2 p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study center | 0.88 | |||
Niguarda | 44 (57.1%) | 41 (56.9) | 46 (60.5) | |
Policlinico | 33 (42.9%) | 31 (43.1) | 30 (39.5) | |
Sex | 0.90 | |||
Male | 49 (63.6%) | 47 (65.3) | 51 (67.1) | |
Female | 28 (36.4%) | 25 (34.7) | 25 (32.9) | |
Age group | 0.60 | |||
< 50 | 9 (11.7%) | 3 (4.2) | 6 (7.9) | |
50–59 | 15 (19.5%) | 13 (18.1) | 19 (25.0) | |
60–69 | 20 (26.0%) | 25 (34.7) | 16 (21.1) | |
70–79 | 24 (31.2%) | 24 (33.3) | 26 (34.2) | |
≥ 80 | 9 (11.7%) | 7 (9.7) | 9 (11.8) | |
Mean (SD) | 65.7 (12.2) | 66.6 (10.4) | 65.3 (12.5) | 0.81a |
Education (years)b | 0.50 | |||
< 7 | 17 (22.1%) | 14 (19.4) | 9 (11.8) | |
7–11 | 18 (23.4%) | 21 (29.2) | 21 (29.2) | |
≥ 12 | 41 (53.9%) | 37 (51.4) | 37 (51.4) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.91 | |||
< 25 | 40 (51.9%) | 35 (48.6%) | 37 (49.3%) | |
≥ 25 | 37 (48.1%) | 37 (51.4%) | 38 (50.7%) | |
Mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.2) | 25.6 (3.7) | 25.8 (3.6) | 0.66a |
Diabetes | 0.87 | |||
Yes | 9 (11.7) | 10 (13.9) | 11 (14.5) | |
No | 68 (88.3) | 62 (86.1) | 65 (85.5) |
