Clinical Study
High 15-F2t-Isoprostane Levels in Patients with a Previous History of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: The Effects of Supplementary Antioxidant Therapy
Table 2
Comparison regarding sociodemographic characteristics from comparison and case groups.
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| Sociodemographic characteristics | | | | Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 56.7 ± 11.6 | 62.7 ± 14.2 | 0.0492a | Sex (female), (%) | 19 (79.2) | 39 (65.0) | 0.2045b | Smoking, (%) | 3 (12.5) | 8 (13.3) | 0.6645c | Alcoholism, (%) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (15.0) | 0.7307c | Use of sunscreen, (%) | 6 (25.0) | 41 (68.3) | 0.0003b | Mean daily sunlight exposure (min) (mean ± SD) | 35.0 ± 28.9 | 180.5 ± 123.7 | <0.0001a | Family history of cancer, (%) | 4 (16.7) | 42 (70.0) | <0.0001b | Race, (%) | | | 0.1377b | Caucasian | 8 (33.3) | 11 (18.3) | | Non-Caucasian | 16 (66.7) | 49 (81.7) | | Anthropometric parameters (mean ± SD) | | | | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 ± 3.5 | 26.5 ± 3.7 | 0.2710a | TSF (mm) | 20.2 ± 6.8 | 18.3 ± 7.8 | 0.1750a | MUAC (cm) | 30.9 ± 3.1 | 30.1 ± 4.5 | 0.1910a | MAMC (cm) | 24.6 ± 3.0 | 24.5 ± 4.0 | 0.7100a | Daily intake levels (mean ± SD) | | | | Vitamin A (g) | 380.9 ± 197.1 | 558.0 ± 570.0 | 0.0015a | Vitamin C (mg) | 162.4 ± 419.3 | 57.9 ± 50.6 | 0.2223a | Vitamin E (mg) | 6.1 ± 14.2 | 9.6 ± 7.0 | 0.0018a | Cuprum (g) | 1040.0 ± 1009.0 | 800.0 ± 400.0 | 0.0331a | Zinc (g) | 10.1 ± 12.6 | 6.5 ± 3.6 | 0.0317a | Selenium (g) | 52.2 ± 44.5 | 76.2 ± 38.8 | 0.0285a |
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= total of subjects/patients, SD = standard deviation, BMI = body mass index, TSF = triceps skinfold, MUAC = mid-upper-arm circumference, and MAMC = mid-arm muscle circumference. Statistical analysis: aMann-Whitney test; bChi-square test; cFisher’s exact test.
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