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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2013; 19(48): 9383-9391
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9383
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9383
Table 1 List of countries categorized by extreme incidences
< P25 | Incidence | > P75 | Incidence |
Botswana | 0.2 | Chinese Taipei | 15.6 |
Namibia | 0.7 | Poland | 15.6 |
Malawi | 0.8 | Singapore | 15.8 |
Lesotho | 0.9 | Austria | 15.9 |
Sudan | 1.0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.2 |
Swaziland | 1.0 | Azerbaijan | 16.4 |
Tanzania | 1.0 | Bhutan | 16.6 |
Central African Republic | 1.1 | Uruguay | 16.7 |
Chad | 1.1 | Guatemala | 17.0 |
Eritrea | 1.1 | Honduras | 17.0 |
Gambia | 1.1 | Slovakia | 17.2 |
Cameroon | 1.2 | Vietnam | 17.3 |
Comoros | 1.2 | Spain | 17.5 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1.2 | Peru | 18.1 |
Gabon | 1.2 | Georgia | 18.6 |
Niger | 1.2 | Germany | 18.6 |
Nigeria | 1.2 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.6 |
Republic of Congo | 1.3 | Romania | 18.7 |
Djibouti | 1.3 | Moldavia | 18.8 |
Gaza Strip | 1.3 | Jamaica | 19.3 |
Maldives | 1.3 | Hungary | 20.8 |
Mozambique | 1.5 | Costa Rica | 20.9 |
Syria | 1.5 | Kazakhstan | 21.4 |
United Arab Emirates | 1.5 | Armenia | 21.8 |
Saudi Arabia | 1.7 | Slovenia | 22.3 |
Egypt | 1.8 | Chile | 22.4 |
Togo | 1.8 | Ecuador | 22.4 |
Benin | 1.9 | Croatia | 22.6 |
Burkina Faso | 1.9 | Mongolia | 22.8 |
Ethiopia | 1.9 | Macedonia | 22.9 |
Zambia | 1.9 | Bulgaria | 23.5 |
Kuwait | 2.0 | Montenegro | 23.6 |
Qatar | 2.0 | Italy | 26.0 |
Sri Lanka | 2.0 | Ukraine | 26.2 |
Iraq | 2.1 | Latvia | 26.8 |
Yemen | 2.1 | Albania | 26.9 |
Angola | 2.2 | Portugal | 27.1 |
Sierra Leone | 2.2 | Lithuania | 27.6 |
Republic of South Africa | 2.2 | Estonia | 27.9 |
Ivory Coast | 2.4 | Russia | 28.7 |
Laos | 2.4 | China | 34.5 |
Oman | 2.4 | Belarus | 36.4 |
Somalia | 2.4 | South Korea | 56.3 |
Solomon Islands | 2.5 | Japan | 80.2 |
Ghana | 2.6 | ||
Libya | 2.6 | ||
Vanuatu | 2.6 |
Table 2 Association between the incidence of gastric cancer and risk/protection factors based on the Mann-Whitney test
Risk/protective factors | n | n (< P25) | Average | SD | n (> P75) | Average | SD | P value |
HDI | 171 | 46 | 0.52 | 0.14 | 43 | 0.76 | 0.09 | 0.000 |
Alcohol, liters of alcohol/inhabitant per year | 172 | 45 | 3.74 | 3.42 | 43 | 10.59 | 5.17 | 0.000 |
Tobacco, % of smoking population | 132 | 36 | 14.47 | 7.27 | 35 | 30.03 | 7.11 | 0.000 |
Fruits, g/person per day | 165 | 42 | 145.84 | 109.74 | 40 | 222.9 | 89.92 | 0.001 |
Vegetables, g/person per day | 165 | 42 | 154.35 | 151.55 | 40 | 318.66 | 167.25 | 0.000 |
Legumes, g/person per day | 165 | 42 | 23.08 | 19.88 | 41 | 8.42 | 8.91 | 0.000 |
Meat, g/person per day | 165 | 42 | 63.26 | 51.07 | 42 | 157.05 | 63.16 | 0.000 |
Fish, g/person per day | 162 | 42 | 42.56 | 74.83 | 38 | 44.93 | 42.14 | 0.260 |
Obesity in males, % men > 20 yr and BMI > 30 kg/m2 | 172 | 46 | 9.56 | 102.11 | 42 | 17.03 | 67.73 | 0.000 |
Obesity in females, % women > 20 yr and BMI > 30 kg/m2 | 172 | 46 | 18.94 | 150.44 | 42 | 21.66 | 81.28 | 0.100 |
- Citation: Ferrari F, Reis MAM. Study of risk factors for gastric cancer by populational databases analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(48): 9383-9391
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i48/9383.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9383