Table 1 Participant’s characteristics (Cases and Controls)
Parameters | Cases N = 300 (%) | Controls N = 300 (%) | Total N = 600 (%) | P 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | ||||
 Gender (Male / Female) | 146/154 | 91/209 | 237/363 | < 0.001 |
 Age (years) a | 56.80 ± 10.22 | 55.30 ± 12.20 | 56.01 ± 11.23 | 0.09 |
 BMI a | 25.04 ± 45.08 | 25,60 ± 5.14 | 25.51 ± 5.10 | 0.75 |
Lifestyle | ||||
 Vegetable consumption (high/low) | 282/18 | 278/22 | 560/40 | 0.51 |
 Brine consumption (high/low) | 199/101 | 187/113 | 386/214 | 0.30 |
 Meat consumption (high/low) | 196/104 | 267/33 | 463/137 | < 0.001 |
 Fat consumption (high/low) | 271/29 | 165/135 | 436/164 | < 0.001 |
 Tobacco use (never/ sometimes) | 190/110 | 237/63 | 427/173 | < 0.001 |
 Alcohol use (never/ sometimes) | 215/85 | 264/36 | 479/121 | < 0.001 |
 Physical activity level (high/low) | 31/269 | 233/67 | 264/336 | < 0.001 |
Clinical History | ||||
 Hypertension | 223 (74.30) | NA | NA | NA |
 Hyperglycemia | 74 (24.70) | NA | NA | |
 Anemia | 73 (24.30) | NA | NA | |
 Tumor localization | ||||
 Colon | 190 (63.30) | NA | NA | NA |
 Rectum | 110 (36.70) | NA | NA | |
 Histological type (Adenocarcinoma) | ||||
 Lieberkuhnion | 243 (81) | NA | NA | NA |
 Tubular | 21 (7) | NA | NA | |
 Mucinous | 32 (10.70) | NA | NA | |
 Signet Ring Cell | 4 (1.30) | NA | NA | |
 Differentiation | ||||
 Poor | 26 (8.70) | NA | NA | NA |
 Moderate | 109 (36.30) | NA | NA | |
 Well | 165 (55) | NA | NA | |
 TNM classification | ||||
 I | 1 (0.30) | NA | NA | NA |
 II | 123 (41) | NA | NA | |
 III | 120 (40) | NA | NA | |
 IV | 56 (18.70) | NA | NA | |
 Treatment | ||||
 Surgery | 2 (0.70) | NA | NA | NA |
 Chemotherapy | 38 (12.70) | NA | NA | |
 Surgery+ Chemotherapy | 190 (63.30) | NA | NA | |
 Chemotherapy+ Radiotherapy | 22 (7.30) | NA | NA | |
 Mixed | 48 (16) | NA | NA | |