Table 3.
Demographic characteristics at the initial examination.
| Patients with detected gastric cancer | Patients without detected gastric cancer | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 89 | 1342 | |
| Examination period (months), mean (SD) | 47.4 (32.8) | 127.6 (4.1) | <0.001 |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 56.7 (8.8) | 46.2 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 75 (84.2) | 1042 (77.6) | 0.183 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.3 (2.9) | 23.1 (3.2) | 0.539 |
| H. pylorib serology testing positive, n (%) | 69 (77.5) | 409 (30.4) | <0.001 |
| Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings | |||
| Chronic atrophic gastritis, n (%) | 81 (91.0) | 409 (30.4) | <0.001 |
| Gastric or duodenal ulcers including scars, n (%) | 21 (23.5) | 118 (8.79) | <0.001 |
| GERDc or Barrett’s oesophagus, n (%) | 20 (22.4) | 312 (23.2) | 0.969 |
| Post-gastrectomy, n (%) | 4 (4.49) | 19 (1.41) | 0.072 |
| Blood tests | |||
| White blood cell counts (×103/μL), mean (SD) | 5.866 (1.762) | 5.510 (1.598) | 0.0678 |
| Neutrophil ratio (%), mean (SD) | 59.1 (8.3) | 57.3 (8.6) | 0.0527 |
| Lymphocyte ratio (%), mean (SD) | 32.2 (7.1) | 33.7 (8.0) | 0.0591 |
| Eosinophil ratio (%), mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.8) | 3.2 (2.6) | 0.0278 |
| Monocyte ratio (%), mean (SD) | 5.5 (1.8) | 5.3 (1.3) | 0.275 |
| Basophil ratio (%), mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.198 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL), mean (SD) | 14.8 (1.0) | 14.4 (1.3) | 0.391 |
| Mean corpuscular volume (fL), mean (SD) | 94.4 (4.6) | 92.3 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| Platelet count (×104/μL), mean (SD) | 22.2 (4.8) | 23.0 (5.1) | 0.158 |
| Haemoglobin A1c (%), mean (SD) | 5.85 (0.87) | 5.39 (0.56) | <0.001 |
at-test or chi-squared test.
bHelicobacter pylori, H. pylori.
cGastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD.