Table 5.
Percent distribution of history of digestive diseases gastric neoplasms among participants
| Overall n = 294 | H. pylori (−) n = 140 | H. pylori (+) n = 154 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenteritis | ||||
| No | 260 (88.4) | 129 (49.6) | 131 (50.4) | 0.116 |
| Yes | 34 (11.6) | 12 (35.3) | 22 (64.7) | |
| Peptic Ulcer | ||||
| No | 228 (77.6) | 126 (55.3) | 102 (44.7) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 66 (22.4) | 15 (22.7) | 51 (77.3) | |
| Esophagitis | ||||
| No | 278 (94.6) | 130 (46.8) | 148 (53.2) | 0.087 |
| Yes | 16 (5.4) | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) | |
| Hepatitis C | ||||
| No | 283 (96.3) | 132 (46.6) | 151 (53.4) | 0.022 |
| Yes | 11 (3.7) | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | ||||
| No | 267 (90.8) | 135 (50.6) | 132 (49.4) | 0.005 |
| Yes | 27 (9.2) | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | |
| Gastric MALT lymphoma | ||||
| No | 281 (95.6) | 136 (48.4) | 145 (51.6) | 0.483 |
| Yes | 13 (4.4) | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | |
| Stage of Gastric Cancer | ||||
| Early | 20 (6.8) | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 0.456* |
| Advanced | 16 (5.4) | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.3) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| No | 24 (8.2) | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | 0.711* |
| Yes | 13 (4.4) | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | |
*p-value of Fischer Exact test
Bolded data are significant