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Table 3 Association of potential risk factors between normal colonoscopy and adenocarcinoma

From: Obesity, diabetes and the risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer

 

Normal Colonoscopy

Adenocarcinoma

p value

Number

Results

Number

Results

Age (year), Mean (SD)*

515

47.5 (14.4)

29

59.2 (15)

2.2e-16

Male, n (%)

251 (48.7)

18 (62.1)

0.2277

BMI (kg/m2), Mean (SD)*

27.6 (14.4)

24.7 (5.2)

0.01467

BMI (kg/m2) ≥25, n (%)

257 (49.9)

15 (51.7)

0.8486

Positive Hx of type.1.or.2.Diabetes

56 (10.9)

3 (10.3)

0.9290

Positive Hx of colon disease, n (%)

48 (9.3)

4 (13.8)

0.6835

Positive Hx of colon polyp, n (%)

41 (8)

5 (17.2)

0.1601

Positive Hx of colon cancer family, n (%)

85 (16.5)

4 (13.8)

0.8393

Positive Hx of Drug, n (%)

23 (4.5)

3 (10.3)

0.3190

Positive Hx of Smoking, n (%)

99 (19.22)

7 (24.13)

0.6824

  1. SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index, Hx History, n Number
  2. *p value< 0.05