Table 1.

Clinicopathological features of 108 non-GC and 108 GC patients

Variables	NC = 108	GC = 108	P value
Age, years	60.64 ± 1.43	62.54 ± 0.91	0.260
Gender			1.000
Male	71(65.7%)	71(65.7%)
Female	37(34.3%)	37(34.3%)
Smoking			0.002*
Yes	17(15.7%)	37(34.3%)
No	91(84.3%)	71(65.7%)
Alcohol abuse			0.012*
Yes	12(11.1%)	26(24.1%)
No	96(88.9%)	82(75.9%)
Family history of cancer			0.000*
Yes	2(1.9%)	19(17.6%)
No	106(98.1%)	89(82.4%)
Hypertension			0.317
Yes	41(38.0%)	34(31.5%)
No	67(62.0%)	74(68.5%)
Diabetes mellitus			0.621
Yes	25(23.1%)	22(20.4%)
No	83(76.9%)	86(79.6%)
Heart disease			1.181
Yes	10(9.3%)	5(4.6%)
No	98(90.7%)	103(95.4%)
Pulmonary disease			0.269
Yes	5(4.6%)	9(8.3%)
No	103(95.4%)	99(91.7%)
History of taking NSAIDs			0.249
Yes	2(1.9%)	5(4.6%)
No	106(98.1%)	103(95.4%)

*P <0.05