Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics among individuals with and without gastric or colorectal polyps

Age (years)

53.94±11.14

57.20±9.50

<.001

54.26±11.88

.786

57.52±10.23

.003

Sex (%male)

423 (44.1%)

342 (67.8%)

<.001

31 (28.4%)

.002

52 (57.1%)

.017

BMI (kg/m²)

23.54±2.94

24.12±2.79

<.001

23.75±2.65

.482

24.21±2.83

.038

Family history of cancer (%)

9 (0.9%)

3 (0.5%)

.761

2 (1.8%)

.312

1 (1%)

.598

Smoking (%)

121 (12.6%)

110 (21.8%)

<.001

7 (6.4%)

.059

10 (10.9%)

.651

Alcohol consumption (%)

77 (8%)

64 (12.6%)

.004

4 (3.6%)

.126

10 (10.9%)

.329

History of hypertension (%)

294 (30.6%)

207 (41%)

<.001

34 (31.1%)

.914

45 (49.4%)

<.001

History of diabetes (%)

144 (15%)

103 (20.4%)

.014

11 (10%)

.166

16 (17.5%)

.518

Presence of GB polyps (%)

77 (8%)

67 (13.2%)

.001

14 (12.8%)

.089

17 (18.6%)

.001

Presence of GB stone (%)

87 (9%)

54 (10.7%)

.315

9 (8.3%)

.974

10 (13.5%)

.598

Presence of hepatic steatosis (%)

328 (34.2%)

201 (39.8%)

.033

33 (30.2%)

.407

41 (45%)

.039

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.50±1.72

5.64±1.63

.154

5.36±1.34

.387

5.78±1.85

.146

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.70±1.36

1.79±1.58

.251

1.55±1.03

.252

2.00±2.53

.261

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.84±1.20

4.73±1.07

.080

4.59±1.05

.041

4.94±1.17

.415

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.34±0.38

1.29±0.39

.008

1.33±0.33

.687

1.27±0.32

.031

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.63±0.88

2.65±0.77

.742

2.49±0.78

.112

2.72±0.85

.337

Glycosylated hemoglobin (mmol/L)

6.05±1.13

6.14±1.04

.144

5.83±0.73

.006

6.39±1.62

.053