Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
From: Do high risk patients alter their lifestyle to reduce risk of colorectal cancer?
N = 148 | |
|---|---|
Age, years | 57.9 (56.5 to 59.3) |
Sex, male | 56 (37.8%) |
NZ European | 142 (96.0%) |
NZDep2006 † | 5.3 (4.9 to 5.7) |
Alcohol, median (IQR) ‡ | 3 (1 – 7) |
No alcohol use | 36 (24.3%) |
Tobacco use | |
Never | 68 (46.3%) |
Ex | 66 (44.9%) |
Current | 13 (8.8%) |
Marital status | |
Married/de facto | 109 (73.6%) |
Single/widowed | 22 (14.9%) |
Divorced/separated | 17 (11.5%) |
Education completed | |
Primary | 6 (4.1%) |
Secondary | 75 (50.7%) |
Tertiary | 66 (44.6%) |
Personal history of non-CRC cancer § | 23 (15.5%) |
Colonoscopies, median (IQR) | 1 (1 – 3), range 1 – 7 |
Polyps removed, median (IQR) | 1 (0 – 2), range 0 – 120 |
First degree relatives, median (IQR) | 1 (1 – 2) |
Age of first degree relative at diagnosis | 49.5 (47.5 to 51.6) |
Second degree relatives, median (IQR) | 1 (0 – 2) |
Total relatives with any cancer, median (IQR) †† | 3 (2 – 4) |
NZGG category 1 (~12% lifetime risk) | 15 (10.1%) |
NZGG category 2 (~18 to 36% lifetime risk), | 66 (44.6%) |
NZGG category 3 (up to 50% or greater lifetime risk) | 57 (38.5%) |
Second degree relatives only (risk approximately 5.9%) | 10 (6.8%) |