Table 1 Demographic characteristics of acromegaly patients and controls
From: Association between acromegaly and a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs2854744) in the IGFBP3 gene
Variables | Total | Case N (%) | Control N (%) | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 245 | 102 | 143 | |
Age | 42.21 ± 11.05 | 42.22 ± 10.24 | 42.2 ± 11.63 | 0.993 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 126(51.4) | 56(54.9) | 70(49) | 0.358 |
Female | 119(48.6) | 46(45.1) | 73(51) | |
Smoking statusb | ||||
Ever | 50(22.1) | 28(27.5%) | 22(17.7%) | 0.08 |
Never | 176(77.9) | 74(72.5%) | 102(82.3%) | |
Drinking statusb | ||||
Ever | 47(20.8) | 26(25.5%) | 21(16.9%) | 0.115 |
Never | 179(79.2) | 76(74.5%) | 103(83.1%) | |
Tumour sizec | ||||
Microadenoma | 13(14.1) | |||
Macroadenoma | 79(85.9) | |||
Treatment method | ||||
Combination therapy | 24(23.5) | |||
Monotherapy | 78(76.5) | |||