Table 4.
Univariate analysis of the risk factors for gastric precancerous conditions.
| Univariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 4,722) | Precancerous conditions (n = 3,622) | P-value | |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 46.0 ± 11.0 | 53.2 ± 11.0 | <0.001 |
| Male (n, %) | 2,663 (55.2) | 2,000 (56.8) | 0.156 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 1,591 (33.0) | 1,240 (35.2) | 0.035 |
| Current smoker (n, %) | 1,848 (38.3) | 1,475 (41.9) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol history (n, %) | 1,487 (30.8) | 1,269 (36.0) | <0.001 |
| DM (n, %) | 407 (8.4) | 528 (15.0) | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 556 (11.5) | 634 (18.0) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 737 (15.3) | 821 (23.3) | <0.001 |
| Diet, salty and/or spicy (n, %) | 1,903 (39.5) | 1,488 (42.2) | 0.011 |
| H. pylori infection (n, %) | 375 (7.8) | 838 (23.8) | <0.001 |
| Sarcopenia (n, %) | 671 (13.9) | 594 (16.9) | <0.001 |
| Sarcopenic obesity (n, %) | 610 (12.7) | 514 (14.6) | 0.010 |
DM, diabetes mellitus; H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori.