Table 1 Selected characteristics of colon cancer controls and population controls
Colon cancer controls | Population controls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | n | (%) | N | (%) | n | (%) | |
Responders | 254 | (59) | 320 | (55) | ||||
Men | 153 | (60) | 195 | (61) | ||||
Women | 101 | (40) | 125 | (39) | ||||
Age at interview (years) | ||||||||
35–59 | 125 | (49) | 180 | (56) | ||||
60–69 | 129 | (51) | 140 | (44) | ||||
Mean age, years | 58.1 | - | 56.7 | - | ||||
Non-responders | 174 | (41) | 263 | (45) | ||||
Men | 93 | (53) | 168 | (64) | ||||
Women | 81 | (47) | 95 | (36) | ||||
Age at contact (years) | ||||||||
35–59 | 68 | (39) | 114 | (43) | ||||
60–69 | 106 | (61) | 149 | (57) | ||||
Mean age, years | 60.1 | - | 59.9 | - | ||||
Total | 428 | (100) | 583 | (100) | ||||