Control        Cases           P

N(%)

N(%)

χ2 test

Age (years), mean (SD)

56.6(9.4)

67.5(6.6)

<0.001*

Pack years

 

 

 

 <10

3(12.5)

30(40.5)

<0.001*

 10-30

18(75)

14(18.9)

 

 >30

3(12.5)

30(40.5)

 

RT-PCR

 

 

 

 TT

16(66.7)

14(18.9)

<0.001

 GT

7(29.2)

40(54.1)

 

 GG

1(4.2)

20(27.0)

 

RT-PCR

 

 

 

 GT/GG

8(33.3)

60(81.1)

<0.001
*Student�s t-test
Table 1: Characteristics of the prostate cancer and control group.