Table 2.

Characteristics of study participants (N = 1115)


Characteristics

Patients, no. (%)

Controls, no. (%)

P
Age, y    .60  
    Less than 40   43 (8.30)   51 (8.54)   
    40-49   59 (11.39)   66 (11.06)   
    50-59   109 (21.04)   109 (18.26)   
    60-69   132 (25.48)   144 (24.12)   
    70+   175 (33.78)   227 (38.02)   
Race    .14  
    White   497 (95.95)   561 (93.97)   
    Non-Hispanic   483 (93.24)   547 (91.62)   
    Hispanic   12 (2.32)   14 (2.34)   
    Unknown   2 (0.39)   0 (0)   
    African American   16 (3.09)   17 (2.85)   
    Other   5 (0.97)   19 (3.18)   
Family history*    .06 
    None   110 (21.24)   147 (24.62)   
    NHL   9 (1.74)   3 (0.50)   
    Other cancer   399 (77.03)   447 (74.87)   
DNA source    .74  
    Blood   461 (89.00)   535 (89.61)   
    Buccal cells   57 (11.00)   62 (10.39)   
Case pathology    NA  
    All B cell   411 (79.34)   NA   
    DLBCL   161 (31.08)   NA   
    Follicular   119 (22.97)   NA   
    SLL/CLL   59 (11.39)   NA   
    MZBL   35 (6.76)   NA   
    Other   37 (7.14)   NA   
    All T cell   39 (7.53)   NA   
    NOS
 
68 (13.13)
 
NA
 

 

Characteristics

Patients, no. (%)

Controls, no. (%)

P
Age, y    .60  
    Less than 40   43 (8.30)   51 (8.54)   
    40-49   59 (11.39)   66 (11.06)   
    50-59   109 (21.04)   109 (18.26)   
    60-69   132 (25.48)   144 (24.12)   
    70+   175 (33.78)   227 (38.02)   
Race    .14  
    White   497 (95.95)   561 (93.97)   
    Non-Hispanic   483 (93.24)   547 (91.62)   
    Hispanic   12 (2.32)   14 (2.34)   
    Unknown   2 (0.39)   0 (0)   
    African American   16 (3.09)   17 (2.85)   
    Other   5 (0.97)   19 (3.18)   
Family history*    .06 
    None   110 (21.24)   147 (24.62)   
    NHL   9 (1.74)   3 (0.50)   
    Other cancer   399 (77.03)   447 (74.87)   
DNA source    .74  
    Blood   461 (89.00)   535 (89.61)   
    Buccal cells   57 (11.00)   62 (10.39)   
Case pathology    NA  
    All B cell   411 (79.34)   NA   
    DLBCL   161 (31.08)   NA   
    Follicular   119 (22.97)   NA   
    SLL/CLL   59 (11.39)   NA   
    MZBL   35 (6.76)   NA   
    Other   37 (7.14)   NA   
    All T cell   39 (7.53)   NA   
    NOS
 
68 (13.13)
 
NA
 

 

For patients, N = 518; for controls, N = 597.

NHL indicates non-Hodgkin lymphoma; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; CLL/SLL, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/prolymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma; MZBL, marginal zone B-cell lymphoma; NA, not applicable; and NOS, not otherwise specified.

*

Family history of cancer in first- and second-degree relatives.

Exact test.

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