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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Carriage of mutations R462Q (rs 486907) and D541E (rs 627928) of the RNASEL gene and risk factors in patients with prostate cancer in Burkina Faso

Subgroup

Cases (n = 38) n (%)

Controls (n = 53) n (%)

P-value

Age during the study (years)

 ≤ 50

0 (0)

5 (9.4)

 

 51–70

17 (44.7)

35 (66.0)

 

 > 70

21(55.3)

13 (24.5)

 

 Mean (SD)

69.81 (8.05)

65.49 (8.90)

0.017

Age at diagnostic (years)

 ≤ 50

0 (0)

  

 51–70

23 (60.5)

  

 > 70

15 (39.5)

  

 Mean (SD)

67.13 (8.17)

  

Family history

 Yes

14 (36.8)

17 (32.1)

 

 No

18 (47.4)

25 (47.2)

 

 Unknown

6 (15.8)

11 (20.8)

 
  1. statistically significant, p ≤ 0.05 is shown in bold
  2. SD standard deviation