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Table 2 Characteristics of the Czech and the DACHS study population, at the time of diagnosis for cases and at the time of sampling for controls

From: Shared ancestral susceptibility to colorectal cancer and other nutrition related diseases

Characteristics

Czech Cases

Czech Controls

p value

DACHS Cases

DACHS Controls

p value

total

1025

787

 

1798

1810

 

male [n (%)]

594 [58%]

453 [58%]

0.35c

1052 [59%]

1078 [60%]

0.52c

female [n (%)]

399 [39%]

333 [42%]

 

746 [41%]

732 [40%]

 

missing sex information [n (%)]

32 [3%]

1 [0.1%]

 

0

  

median age [range]

63 [26–86]

55 [24–91]

<0.0001b

69 [33–94]

70 [34–98]

0.21b

missing age information [n (%)]

32 [3%]

1 [0.1%]

 

0

  

median BMIa [range]

27 [13–53]

26 [17-44]

0.49b

27 [17–50]

26 [16–46]

<0.0001b

missing BMIa information [n (%)]

312 [30%]

294 [37%]

 

28 [2%]

10 [0.6%]

 

diabetes [n (%)]

142 [14%]

62 [8%]

0.002c

326 [18%]

247 [14%]

0.0002c

diabetes no [n (%)]

598 [58%]

434 [55%]

 

1456 [82%]

1558 [86%]

 

missing diabetes information [n (%)]

285 [28%]

291 [37%]

 

16 [0.9%]

5 [0.3%]

 
  1. BMI, body mass index; a for case samples BMI five years before diagnosis; b Wilcoxon two sample test; c chi-square test.