Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2005; 11(38): 6056-6060
Published online Oct 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6056
Table 1 Characteristics of the interviewed subjects
CharacteristicsGastric cancer cases (114)Control subjects (693)OR (95%CI)
Median ageyr±SD59±1053±101.1 (1.0–1.1)1
Min (yr)3530
Max (yr)8278
GenderFemale (%)38 (33)383 (55)1.0 (Ref.)
Male (%)76 (67)310 (45)1.2 (0.7–2.1)
F/M ratio1:201:00.8
Educational level>5 yr44 (38.6)246 (35.5)1.0 (Ref.)
≤5 yr70 (61.4)447 (64.5)1.0 (0.6–1.7)
Occupation
Manual51 (44.7)375 (54.1)1.0 (Ref.)
Office9 (7.9)87 (12.6)0.6 (0.2–1.3)
Retired54 (47.4)231 (33.3)1.2 (0.7–1.9)
Marriage status
Married100 (87.7)649 (94.7)1.0 (Ref.)
Divorce or bereft spouse14 (12.3)36 (5.3)1.4 (0.6–3.0)
Family history of cancer
No84 (76.4)613 (90.3)1.0 (Ref.)
Yes26 (23.6)66 (9.7)3.9 (2.1–7.3)1
BMI (kg/m2)
<2056 (49.1)95 (13.7)1.0 (Ref.)
20–44 (38.6)254 (36.7)0.3 (0.2–0.5)1
23–14 (12.3)344 (49.6)0.1 (0.03–0.12)1
Tobacco smoking habits
Never51 (44.7)437 (63.0)1.0 (Ref.)
Current36 (31.6)225 (32.5)0.6 (0.3–1.3)
Former27 (23.7)31 (4.5)2.4 (1.0–5.8)1
Amount of former smoking (pack years)
No87 (76.4)662 (95.6)1.0 (Ref.)
1–197 (6.1)10 (1.4)2.6 (0.8–8.6)
20–298 (7.0)11 (1.6)3.1 (1.1–9.0)1
≥3012 (10.5)10 (1.4)4.4 (1.7–11.9)1
Alcohol drinking habits
Never78 (68.5)505 (72.9)1.0 (Ref.)
Current11 (9.6)156 (22.5)0.2 (0.1–0.5)1
Former25 (21.9)32 (4.6)2.3 (1.2–4.7)1
Plasma H pylori CagA antibody
Negative136 (82.4)107 (49.3)1.0 (Ref.)
Positive29 (17.6)110 (50.7)0.2 (0.1–0.3)1
CYP1A1 genotype
Ile/Ile70 (62.5)412 (61.0)1.0 (Ref.)
Ile/Val36 (32.1)226 (33.4)0.9 (0.5–1.4)
Val/Val6 (5.4)38 (5.6)0.7 (0.2–1.8)
GSTM1 genotype
Present41 (36.6)314 (46.5)1.0 (Ref.)
Null71 (63.4)361 (53.5)2.0 (1.2–3.1)1