Figure 1.
Association of prediagnostic and 3-year follow-up measurement of serum pepsinogen I and subsequent gastric cancer risk in the ATBC Study
Abbreviations: ATBC – Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention, f/u – follow-up, OR – odds ratio, CI – confidence interval, SPGI - Serum pepsinogen I,
Group A: H. pylori (−) and normal SPGI, Group B: H. pylori (+) and normal SPGI, Group C: H. pylori (+) and low SPGI, Group D: H. pylori (−) and low SPGI
Model adjusted for age at randomization, type of intervention, pack years of smoking, alcohol drinking, education, fruit intake, vegetable intake
* Numbers in parentheses indicate gastric cancer cases in each group at follow-up
Cases diagnosed before follow-up measurements (≤3 years) were excluded from the analysis (n=5)