Genetic Variations in Inflammatory Response Genes and Their Association with the Risk of Prostate Cancer

Table 1

Difference between cases and controls characteristics.

Characteristics	Case ()	Control ()
Age			0.29
Mean ± SD	69.90 ± 8.43	69.38 ± 8.76
Range	48–87	46–85
Smoking status			0.52
Ever smokers	247	329
Never smokers	296	424