Table 2.
Univariate analysis of the risk factors for gastric cancer.
| Univariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 8,344) | Cancer (n = 12) | P-value | |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 49.0 ± 11.6 | 58.8± 13.8 | 0.003 |
| Male (n, %) | 4,633 (55.9) | 7 (58.3) | 0.864 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 2,831 (33.9) | 8 (66.7) | 0.028 |
| Current smoker (n, %) | 1,477 (17.7) | 2 (16.7) | 1.000 |
| Alcohol history (n, %) | 5,588 (67.0) | 5 (41.7) | <0.001 |
| DM (n, %) | 935 (11.2) | 5 (41.7) | 0.007 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 1,190 (14.3) | 2 (16.7) | 0.685 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 1,158 (18.7) | 5 (41.7) | 0.056 |
| Diet, salty and/or spicy (n, %) | 3,391 (40.6) | 7 (58.3) | 0.247 |
| H. pylori infection (n, %) | 1,213 (14.5) | 4 (33.3) | 0.084 |
| Sarcopenia (n, %) | 1,265 (15.2) | 5 (41.7) | 0.025 |
| Sarcopenic obesity (n, %) | 1,124 (13.5) | 5 (41.7) | 0.016 |
DM, diabetes mellitus; H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori.