Table 2.
Frequency of the codon 72 genotype
| n | Arg/Arg (%) | Arg/Pro (%) | Pro/Pro (%) | |
| Control | 216 | 89/216 (41.2) | 103/216 (47.7) | 24/216 (11.1) |
| Stomach cancer | 292 | 101/292 (34.5) | 126/292 (43.1) | 65/292 (22.3)a1 |
| AGC | 189 | 75/189 (39.7)d | 76/189 (39.9) | 38/189 (20.4)b |
| EGC | 103 | 26/103 (25.8) | 50/103 (48.1) | 27/103 (26.1)c2 |
a
P = 0.032, control vs stomach cance;
b
P = 0.029, control vs AGC;
c
P = 0.027, control vs EGC;
d
P = 0.038, AGC vs EGC;
1
OR = 3.9 (95% CI, 1.3-15.4, P = 0.039);
2
OR = 5.25 (95% CI, 1.8-19.6, P = 0.021); OR: Odd ratio; CI: Confidence interval.