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. 2014 Mar 4;9(3):e90008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090008

Table 1. Distributions of select characteristics among non-cardia gastric cancer patients and controls in Chinese populations.

Characteristics Cases Controls
N (438) (%) N (727) (%)
Age(years)
≤60 156 35.6 283 38.9
>60 282 64.4 444 61.1
Sex
Male 322 73.5 491 67.5
Female 116 26.5 236 32.5
Smoking status
Positive 189 43.2 221 30.4
Negative 249 56.8 506 69.6
Drinking
Positive 175 39.9 267 36.7
Negative 263 60.1 460 63.3
Family history
Positive 34 7.8 51 7.0
Negative 404 92.2 676 93.0
H.pylori status
H. pylori positive 322 73.5
H. pylori negative 116 26.5
TNM stage
I 104 23.7
II 90 20.6
III 169 38.6
IV 75 17.1