Table 4.

Comparison of Demo-clinical Characteristics between Gastric Neoplasm and Control

Missing datas are written as numbers in parenthesis. SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.

^*Pearson-Chi square test except BMI

^†A: Gastric neoplasm vs. control.

^‡B: Adenoma vs. control.

^§Smoking, a: non- or ex-smoker more than 5 years, b: ex-smoker less than 5 years, c: current smoker.

^∥Alcohol, a: non-drinkers, b: social drinkers, c: heavy drinkers who drink more than 3 times a week.

^¶Family history, a: answered, none of stomach cancer, b: stomach cancer, in first-degree relatives (siblings, parents or grandparents).

^#Income (Won/month), a: low <3,000,000, b: mid-low 3,000,000-5,000,000, c: mid-high, 5,000,000-10,000,000, d: high >10,000,000.

^**H. pylori IgG, a: negative, b: positive.

^††BMI, weight (kg)/height (m2), by Levene's test.

^‡‡Metabolic syndrome, a: absence, b: presence defined when any three of following five traits, abdominal obesity (Asian criteria), serum trigylceride, serum HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose according to 2001 National Cholesterol Education Program [Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III updated in 2005].