Table 2.
Association between serum folate level and occurrence of gastric cancer n (%)
|
Folate |
Odds ratio1 |
|||
| > 4.38 ng/mL | ≤ 4.38 ng/mL | 95%CI | P value | |
| All cases | ||||
| Control (n = 149) | 119 (79.9) | 30 (20.1) | 1 | |
| Gastric cancer (n = 155) | 33 (21.3) | 122 (78.7) | 19.77 (10.54-37.06) | < 0.001 |
| Age < 60 (yr) | ||||
| Control (n = 90) | 70 (77.8) | 20 (22.2) | 1 | |
| Gastric cancer (n = 59) | 10 (16.9) | 49 (83.1) | 17.39 (7.28-41.54) | < 0.001 |
| Age ≥ 60 (yr) | ||||
| Control (n = 59) | 49 (83.1) | 10 (16.9) | 1 | |
| Gastric cancer (n = 96) | 23 (24.0) | 73 (76.0) | 21.67 (8.27-56.80) | < 0.001 |
| Male | ||||
| Control (n = 90) | 68 (75.6) | 22 (24.4) | 1 | |
| Gastric cancer (n = 88) | 14 (15.9) | 74 (84.1) | 17.95 (7.93-40.62) | < 0.001 |
| Female | ||||
| Control (n = 59) | 51 (86.4) | 8 (13.6) | 1 | |
| Gastric cancer (n = 67) | 19 (28.4) | 48 (71.6) | 20.95 (7.66-57.31) | < 0.001 |
1
Age and gender were adjusted by multivariate regression analysis.