Table 4

Univariate associations between cancer and other patient characteristics.

Characteristic
Cancer Patients
% or mean (sd)
Non-Cancer Patients
% or mean (sd)
Odds Ratio
P

Number of subjects
126
877


ACE inhibitor therapy
34.9%
45.7%
0.64
0.02
Age, years
69.1 (10.2)
64.2 (12.1)
1.04
<0.001
Male
42.1%
46.1%
0.85
0.40
Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg
143.0 (20.9)
139.9(19.4)
1.01
0.10
Body mass index, kg/m2
32.6 (6.8)
34.0 (7.5)
0.97
0.06
Alcohol drinking
25.4%
27.6%
0.89
0.60
Cigarette smoking
11.1%
17.8%
0.58
0.06
Number of comorbid conditions
1.8 (2.0)
1.7 (1.6)
1.05
0.41
Number of prescription medications
7.3 (4.3)
6.6 (3.7)
1.05
0.05

Ramos-Nino et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-17