Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2003; 9(12): 2654-2657
Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2654
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and mEH Tyr113His polymorphism in ESCC patients and healthy individuals
GroupsControl n (%)ESCC n (%)
Sex
Male147 (58.3)171 (66.5)
Female105 (41.7)86 (33.5)
Age (mean ± SD)49.4 ± 8.5658.5 ± 9.39
Smoking statusa
Ex-or current smoker110 (49.5)130 (52.0)
Non-smoker112 (50.5)120 (48.0)
Family history of UGICb
Positive31 (14.0)104 (44.1)
Negative191 (86.0)132 (55.9)
Genotype
Tyr/Tyr76 (30.2)49 (37.1)
Tyr/His71 (28.2)32 (24.2)
His/His105 (41.6)51 (38.7)
Allele type
T223 (44.2)226 (44.0)
C281 (55.8)288 (56.0)