From: The feasibility of epidemiological research on prostate cancer in African men in Ibadan, Nigeria
Characteristics | Cases (n = 50) | Controls (n = 50) | P | OR* | 95% CI | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||||
Age at interview (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.99 | Â | Â | |
    45 - 59 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 |  |  | ||
    60 - 69 | 20 | 40.0 | 20 | 40.0 |  |  | ||
    70 - 80 | 25 | 50.0 | 25 | 50.0 |  |  | ||
Ethnic background | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.14 | Â | Â | Â |
    Yoruba | 44 | 88.0 | 48 | 96.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    Other†| 6 | 12.0 | 2 | 4.0 |  | 3.42 | 0.63 | 18.62 |
First-degree relative with prostate cancer‡ |  |  |  |  | 0.046 |  |  |  |
    No | 42 | 84.0 | 48 | 96.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    Yes | 8 | 16.0 | 2 | 4.0 |  | 4.87 | 0.96 | 24.76 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 | Â | Â | Â |
    Married | 50 | 100.0 | 48 | 96.0 |  |  |  |  |
    Separated/Divorced | - |  | 2 | 4.0 |  |  |  |  |
Nr of biological childrenξ mean sd | 7.16 | 3.38 | 6.26 | 3.03 | 0.16 | 1.10ξ | 0.96 | 1.26 |
Religion/Faith | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.53 | Â | Â | Â |
    Christian | 30 | 60.0 | 33 | 66.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    Muslim | 19 | 38.0 | 17 | 34.0 |  | 1.26 | 0.55 | 2.91 |
    Traditional | 1 | 2.0 | - |  |  |  |  |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 | Â | Â | Â |
    None or <4 yrs | 7 | 14.0 | 8 | 16.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    4-18 yrs | 27 | 54.0 | 19 | 38.0 |  | 1.63 | 0.50 | 5.31 |
    College degree/Graduate | 16 | 32.0 | 23 | 46.0 |  | 0.80 | 0.24 | 2.69 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.14 | Â | Â | Â |
    Currently employed | 13 | 26.0 | 20 | 40.0 |  | 1.00 |  |  |
    Retired | 37 | 74.0 | 30 | 60.0 |  | 2.03 | 0.82 | 5.03 |
Primary occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.43 | Â | Â | Â |
    Professional | 11 | 22.0 | 15 | 30.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    Managerial, technical or administrative | 14 | 28.0 | 15 | 30.0 |  | 1.27 | 0.44 | 3.70 |
    Operator, fabricator or laborer | 16 | 32.0 | 8 | 16.0 |  | 2.73 | 0.86 | 8.65 |
    Artisan | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 12.0 |  | 1.13 | 0.27 | 4.73 |
    Farmer | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 12.0 |  | 0.91 | 0.21 | 4.01 |
Income (Nigerian Naira) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.67 | Â | Â | Â |
    <20,000 | 19 | 38.0 | 15 | 30.0 |  | 1.00 | - |  |
    20,000-50,000 | 18 | 36.0 | 19 | 38.0 |  | 0.75 | 0.29 | 1.90 |
    >50,000 | 13 | 26.0 | 16 | 32.0 |  | 0.64 | 0.24 | 1.75 |