Case Control Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2014; 20(25): 8151-8157
Published online Jul 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i25.8151
Table 1 Demographic data of cases and controls n (%)
CharacteristicCasesControlst/χ2P value
n = 171n = 367
Age (yr, mean ± SD)56.93 ± 14.0156.81 ± 13.900.09310.440
Gender
Male118 (69.01)243 (66.21)0.4120.521
Female53 (30.99)124 (33.79)
Education
Primary51 (29.82)117 (31.88)0.3320.847
Secondary84 (49.12)179 (48.77)
Tertiary and postgraduate36 (21.06)71 (19.35)
BMI (kg/m2)
≤ 25110 (64.33)244 (66.49)0.3650.794
> 2561 (35.67)123 (33.51)
H. pylori CagA positive101 (59.06)163 (44.41)10.0180.002a
IL-1B-31
TT41 (23.98)89 (24.25)0.0050.997
TC84 (49.12)180 (49.05)
CC46 (26.90)98 (26.70)
C carrier130 (76.02)278 (75.75)
Pork consumption
< 25 g/d89 (52.05)177 (48.23)0.6800.410
≥ 25 g/d82 (47.95)190 (51.77)
Table 2 Joint effects of pork consumption, CagA status and interleukin-1B-31 genotypes on the risk of gastric cancer1
Genotype of IL-1B-31Pork consumption
Low (< 25 g/d)
High (≥ 25 g/d)
Hp CagA (-)
Hp CagA (+)
Hp CagA (-)
Hp CagA (+)
Case/controlORCase/controlORCase/controlORCase/controlOR
TT9/151.0016/151.0011/301.005/291.00
TC11/580.42 (0.14-1.11)30/390.71 (0.31-1.98)20/491.25 (0.47-2.81)23/342.98 (0.99-11.30)
CC12/270.71 (0.27-2.36)11/230.46 (0.16-1.54)27/250.86 (0.29-2.35)16/233.11 (1.08-12.66)
C carrier23/850.45 (0.18-1.37)41/620.69 (0.33-1.63)27/741.00 (0.48-2.06)39/573.07 (1.17-10.79)