Table 3 Baseline characteristics of colorectal cancer with CVD and colorectal cancer without CVD before and after PSM in the overall survival analysis

From: Impact of colour vision deficiency on bladder and colorectal cancer survival

Baseline characteristics

Before PSM

After PSM

Colorectal cancer with CVD

(n = 216)

Colorectal cancer control

(n = 757,629)

P value

Colorectal cancer with CVD

(n = 187)

Colorectal cancer control

(n = 187)

P value

Current age, years (mean ± s.d.)

72.2 ± 15.3

71.3 ± 14.8

0.42

72.3 ± 15.2

72.9 ± 14.0

0.69

Age at index

65.0 ± 15.1

64.6 ± 14.8

0.72

65.2 ± 15.0

66.7 ± 14.9

0.31

Age at index below 45 years (%)

11.7%

8.8%

0.16

11.2%

11.2%

1.0

Age at index 45–59 years (%)

17.6%

24.8%

0.02

17.6%

16.0%

0.68

Age at index 60–74 years (%)

37.8%

39.3%

0.67

38.0%

39.0%

0.83

Age at index at least 75 years (%)

33.0%

27.2%

0.07

33.2%

33.7%

0.91

Sex (%)

 Female

29.8%

46.3%

<0.0001

29.9%

29.9%

1.0

 Male

66.0%

51.3%

<0.0001

66.3%

66.8%

0.91

Race (%)

 White

74.5%

45.8%

<0.0001

74.3%

76.5%

0.63

 Black or African American

8.0%

7.0%

0.58

8.0%

5.9%

0.42

 Asian

5.3%

5.8%

0.77

5.3%

5.3%

1.0

 Hispanic/Latino

5.3%

3.3%

0.11

5.3%

5.3%

1.0

 Unknown

10.6%

37.1%

<0.0001

10.7%

9.6%

0.73

Cancer diagnoses (%)

 ICD-10 colon cancer (C18)

73.9%

63.7%

0.004

73.8%

71.7%

0.64

 ICD-10 rectosigmoid junction cancer (C19)

9.0%

6.3%

0.12

9.1%

8.0%

0.71

 ICD-10 rectum cancer (C20)

20.2%

22.6%

0.43

20.3%

23.0%

0.53

 ICD-O colon cancer (C18)

5.3%

12.8%

0.002

5.3%

5.3%

1.0

 ICD-O rectosigmoid junction cancer (C19)

5.3%

0.6%

<0.0001

5.3%

5.3%

1.0

 ICD-O rectum cancer (C20)

5.3%

2.8%

0.04

5.3%

5.3%

1.0

Systemic associations (%)

 Hypertension

60.1%

29.3%

<0.0001

59.9%

62.0%

0.67

 Diabetes mellitus

26.6%

13.7%

<0.0001

26.7%

27.3%

0.91

 Hyperlipidaemia

39.9%

15.9%

<0.0001

40.1%

40.6%

0.92

 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism

47.3%

21.3%

<0.0001

47.6%

48.1%

0.92

 Nicotine dependence

19.7%

6.5%

<0.0001

19.3%

17.1%

0.59

  1. Baseline characteristics were compared using two-sided t tests for continuous variables and two-sided χ2 tests for categorical variables. Adjustments were not made for multiple comparisons.
  2. Age at index refers to age at cancer diagnosis.