Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. May 1, 2004; 10(9): 1240-1245
Published online May 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1240
Table 2 Associations of GSTT1 and GSTM1 genotypes with demographic risk factors in gastric cancer (GC) and chronic gastritis (CG) cases and controls (C) n (%)
GroupsCategoriesGenotype
GSTM1 positiveGSTM1 nullGSTT1 positiveGSTT1 null
CEthnicity
Caucasian75 (55.6)60 (44.4)114 (84.4)21 (15.6)
Negroid13 (86.7)2 (13.3)8 (53.3)7 (46.7)
P = 0.020P = 0.003
GCEthnicity
Caucasian42 (46.3)45 (51.7)73 (83.9)14 (16.1)
Negroid11 (84.6)2 (15.4)10 (76.9)3 (23.1)
P = 0.017P = 0.690
CGH pylori
Infection
No43 (71.7)17 (28.3)54 (90.0)6 (10.0)
Yes19 (48.7)20 (51.3)34 (87.2)5 (12.8)
P = 0.032P = 0.748