Table 2 Baseline characteristics of subjects

Age, Mean (SD)

45.8 (14.7)

45.9 (15.2)

Male, n (%)

154 (69.7 %)

160 (72.4 %)

Height in cm, Mean (SD)

160.9 (9.0)

161.4 (10.1)

Weight, Kg, Mean (SD)

63.3 (13.7)

61.9 (14.3)

College graduate, n (%)

95 (42.9 %)

122 (55.2 %)

Vegetarian Diet, n (%)

31 (27.6 %)

70 (31.6 %)

Rice based diet, n (%)

190 (86 %)

193 (83.7 %)

Prior colonoscopy, n (%)

60 (27.6 %)

52 (23.5 %)

Co-morbid illness, n (%)

94 (42.5 %)

79 (35.7 %)