Table 1.
Distribution of selected variables in gastric cancer group and group
|
Gastric cancer (n = 91) |
Control (n = 94) |
P value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age/y | |||
| < 50 | 21 (23.1) | 22 (23.4) | |
| 50-59 | 22 (24.2) | 22 (23.4) | |
| 60-69 | 32 (35.2) | 34 (36.2) | |
| 70+ | 16 (17.6) | 16 (17.0) | 0.9983 |
| mean ± SD | 58.4 ± 10.9 | 58.2 ± 11.0 | |
| Range | 32-78 | 34-79 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 77 (84.62) | 82 (87.23) | |
| Female | 14 (15.38) | 12 (12.77) | 0.6094 |
| Education | |||
| College | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | |
| High school | 15 (16.5) | 63 (67.0) | |
| Elementary school | 57 (62.6) | 22 (23.4) | |
| Illiterate | 18 (19.8) | 8 (8.5) | 0.0000 |
| Smoking/y | |||
| 0 | 31 (34.1) | 60 (63.8) | |
| < 10 | 2 (2.2) | 16 (17.0) | |
| 10- | 16 (17.6) | 7 (7.5) | |
| 20- | 22 (24.2) | 4 (4.3) | |
| 30- | 20 (22.0) | 7 (7.5) | 0.0000 |
| Alcohol drinking/y | |||
| 0 | 40 (44.0) | 66 (70.2) | |
| < 10 | 3 (3.3) | 13 (13.8) | |
| 10- | 14 (15.4) | 8 (8.5) | |
| 20- | 34 (37.4) | 7 (7.5) | 0.0000 |
| Fish sauce intake | |||
| Low (< 3 times/w) | 17 (18.68) | 69 (73.40) | |
| High (≥ 3 times/w) | 76 (81.32) | 25 (26.60) | 0.0000 |