Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subjects
| Variables |
Control |
Atrophic gastritis |
Gastric cancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 103 | n = 94 | n = 94 | |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
65(63.1%) |
61(64.9%) |
59(62.8%) |
| Female |
38(36.9%) |
33(35.1%) |
35(37.2%) |
| |
P = 0.948 |
||
| Age(years) |
|
|
|
| Mean |
59.1 ± 10.6 |
60.4 ± 11.2 |
60.2 ± 11.1 |
| Range |
23-80 |
28-83 |
27-80 |
| |
P = 0.654 |
||
|
H.pylori infection status |
|
|
|
| Hp- |
60(58.3%) |
48(51.1%) |
53(56.4%) |
| Hp+ |
43(41.7%) |
46(48.9%) |
41(43.6%) |
| P = 0.580 | |||