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Table 2 Demographic data of cholangiocarcinoma patients and non-cholangiocarcinoma population

From: Ultrasound screening for cholangiocarcinoma could detect premalignant lesions and early-stage diseases with survival benefits: a population-based prospective study of 4,225 subjects in an endemic area

Demographic data

Total

Cholangiocarcinoma patients (32 cases)

Non- cholangiocarcinoma population (4,193 cases)

P value

Any treatment for liver flukes from physicians/public health personnel

4,129

27

4,102

0.233b

 Ever

1,441

7

1,434

 

(34.9)

(25.9)

(35.0)

 Never

2,576

18

2,558

 

(62.4)

(66.7)

(62.3)

 Unknown

112

2

110

 

(2.7)

(7.4)

(2.7)

Raw freshwater fish/shrimp/snail consumption

4,218

27

4,191

0.568a

 Yes

526

2

524

 

(12.5)

(7.4)

(12.5)

 No

3,692

25

3,667

 

(87.5)

(92.6)

(87.5)

  1. a Fisher’s exact test
  2. b Pearson’s χ 2 test
  3. c Mann-Whitney U test