A case–control study of the association between the gut microbiota and colorectal cancer: exploring the roles of diet, stress, and race

Table 1 Characteristics of non-Hispanic black and white female cancer patients and matched cancer-free controls

	NHB CF (n = 8)	NHB CC (n = 4)	NHW CF (n = 14)	NHW CC (n = 7)	P value
Age (years)	60.6 (6.3)	64 (8.8)	59.1 (8.6)	59.6 (12.4)	0.88
Body mass index (kg/m²)	37.5 (8.4)^b	37.2 (12.8)	27.7 (7.2)	30.9 (6.6)	0.02
Waist circumference (cm)	104.4 (12.3)^b	111 (14.7)	89.1 (15.4)^a	110.1 (11.6)	0.006
Perceived stress scale (total)	15.4 (10.4)	12.8 (9.6)	15.4 (11)	13.1 (11.1)	0.948

NHB, non-Hispanic Black; CF, Cancer-Free; CC, colorectal cancer; NHW, non-Hispanic White
^aWithin race difference
^bBetween race difference

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