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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4917-4924
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4917
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4917
Table 1 Patient demographics and risk behavior
| Gastric cancer | Control | P-value | |
| n = 159 (%) | n = 170 (%) | ||
| Age (yr) | 61.32 ± 12.5 | 58.86 ± 14.2 | 0.098 |
| Sex (male/female) | 84/75 | 98/72 | 0.367 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 7 (4.4) | 3 (1.8) | |
| Married | 149 (93.7) | 166 (97.6) | 0.002 |
| Divorced | 3 (1.9) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 4 (2.5) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Employee | 24 (15.1) | 35 (20.5) | 0.001 |
| Housewife | 46 (28.9) | 74 (43.5) | |
| Others | 85 (53.5) | 60 (5.4) | |
| Smoker | 33 (20.8) | 22 (12.9) | 0.015 |
| Hot beverage | 76 (47.8) | 38 (22.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Salty fish | 15 (9.4) | 14 (8.2) | 0.09 |
| Fast food | 29 (18.2) | 39 (22.9) | 0.037 |
| Pickles | 88 (55.3) | 97 (57.1) | 0.62 |
| H. pylori positivity | 94 (59.1) | 77 (45.3) | 0.015 |
| Positive family history | 34 (21.4) | 16 (9.4) | 0.0034 |
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Citation: Rafiei A, Hosseini V, Janbabai G, Fazli B, Ajami A, Hosseini-khah Z, Gilbreath J, Merrell DS. Inducible nitric oxide synthetase genotype and
Helicobacter pylori infection affect gastric cancer risk. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(35): 4917-4924 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i35/4917.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4917