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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2005; 11(7): 1032-1036
Published online Feb 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i7.1032
Table 5 Odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) of risk factors for the development of gastric cancer.
All gastric cancersNon-cardia cancers onlyPatients aged <55 yr1Patients aged >55 yr2
Low SPGI12.0 (4.1-35.3)12.5 (4.2-37.4)NS16.4 (2.1-128.8)
PCA+NSNSNSNS
H pylori+ and/or CagA+5.0 (2.5-10.0)6.8 (3.1-14.8)16.7(3.1-88.7)3.1 (1.2-8.0)