Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2005; 11(5): 641-644
Published online Feb 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.641
Table 1 OR values, confidence limits and weight coefficients of risk factors and protective factors of gastric cancer.
VariableORi95%C.I.ai (method 1)ai (method 2)
Time of heavy manual work (>2 h/d)21.14-3.540.0840.439
Eating small yellow-fin tuna frequently1.521.10-2.090.0640.49
Often eating squills (dry)6.121.15-32.660.2570.782
Eating dried small shrimps frequently1.260.99-1.600.0530.462
Often eating squills (fresh)1.70.92-3.130.0710.429
Eating crabs frequently1.761.00-3.090.0740.451
Mother suffering tummy bug5.510.95-32.060.2310.774
Eating shortly after anger2.071.31-3.270.0870.522
Spouse alive0.890.81-0.990.0470.819
Using refrigerators0.470.19-1.150.0890.399
Often eating hot food0.520.28-0.970.0810.438
Table 2 Diagnosis value of different calculation method of weight coefficient.
ajADPatients (n/N)Normal people (n/N)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Youden index
Method 1≥0.2044/64440/69369.863.50.333
Method 2≥0.1743/63435/69368.362.80.311