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Table 1 Patient's characteristics and suspected risk factors

From: TP53 mutations, human papilloma virus DNA and inflammation markers in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from the Rift Valley, a high-incidence area in Kenya

Patient's characteristics, n = 28

Number

Gender

Males

13

 

Females

15

Age

Average

56.03 ± 12.30

 

Range

23-72

Tobacco use

Smoking (ever; male/female)

6/0

 

Snuff (ever; male/female)

0/7

 

Any (ever/never)

13/15

Alcohol use

(ever; male/female)

9/1

Hot tea drinking*

(yes; male/female)

6/11

Consumption of Mursik

(yes; male/female)

8/10

Oral hygiene +

(poor; male/female)

8/8

Charcoal cooking

(yes; male/female)

1/12

  1. *: "hot" was considered as immediate drinking after pouring boiling tea
  2. +: Estimated on the basis of tooth loss
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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