Table 1.

The pathologic characteristics of the tumor in the case and control group (n = 44 in each group).

	Pathologic differentiation		Pathologic Type		Location of the tumor
Case group	Well differentiated	1.4%	Diffuse	0.5%	Cardia	13.6%
	Moderately differentiated	5.0%			Body	18.2%
	Poorly differentiated	1.4%	Intestinal	7.3%	Distal	68.2%
Control group	Well differentiated	7.3%	Diffuse	5%	Cardia	22.7%
	Moderately differentiated	5.0%			Body	29.5%
	Poorly differentiated	7.7%	Intestinal	5%	Distal	47.7%
P value		NS		NS		NS