Effect of body mass index on adenocarcinoma of gastric cardia

Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) with body mass index (BMI) by age and sex

Age	Sex	BMI group	Studied group		Total	ORs	95%	CIs
			Control	Patient
1a	Male	UWc	2	16	18	2.42	0.56	10.53
		NMd	19	84	103	1.55	0.80	3.03
		OWe	20	42	62	0.45	0.23	0.89
		OBf	4	16	20	1.15	0.37	3.65
		TOTAL	45	158	203
	Female	UW	0	5	5	-	-	-
		NM	18	12	30	1.01	0.40	2.55
		OW	18	8	26	0.56	0.21	1.49
		OB	11	6	17	0.78	0.26	2.36
		TOTAL	47	31	78
2b	Male	UW	2	11	13	4.68	1.13	19.40
		NM	26	45	71	1.66	0.88	3.13
		OW	26	31	57	0.87	0.46	1.68
		OB	16	4	20	0.16	0.05	0.44
		TOTAL	70	91	161
	Female	UW	1	6	7	40.7	9.32	177.92
		NM	45	7	52	0.61	0.22	1.66
		OW	35	6	41	0.75	0.26	2.12
		OB	15	1	16	0.28	0.04	2.05
		TOTAL	96	20	116

a. Age group 1: ≤ 60 yrs, b. Age group 2: > 60 yrs, c. UW = underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²), d. NM = Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI<24 kg/m²), e. OW = Overweight (24 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m²), f. OB = Obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m²).