Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 2003; 9(2): 214-218
Published online Feb 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i2.214
Table 1 Age and sex distribution of the observed cases and the controls
Age (yrs)Controls
Cardia cancer
Gastric cancer
Total
P value
n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)
Female30-13(22.8)2(5.7)9(15.8)24(16.1)
45-15(26.3)15(42.9)13(22.8)43(28.9)
55-13(22.8)9(25.7)19(33.3)41(27.5)
65-16(28.1)9(25.7)16(28.1)41(27.5)0.209
Male30-29(17.6)10(6.4)17(12.8)56(12.3)
45-37(22.4)27(17.3)31(23.3)95(20.9)
55-44(26.7)49(31.4)42(31.6)135(29.7)
65-55(33.3)70(44.9)43(32.3)168(37.0)0.025