Table 2:

Attributes of Cases (n=40) and Controls (n=100)

Variables	Categories	Controls	Cases	p-value
		N=100	N=40
Age	<50	32 (33%)	2 (5%)	0.001
	50 to 59	29 (29%)	11 (28.5%)
	60 to 69	28 (28%)	11(28.5%)
	≥ 70	11 (11%)	16 (40%)
Gender	Male	24 (24%)	20 (50%)	0.003
	Female	76 (76%)	20 (50%)
Race	NH-White	17 (17%)	4 (10%)	0.003
	NH-Black	33 (33%)	10 (25%)
	Hispanic	28 (28%)	24 (60%)
	Asian/PI/Other	22 (22%)	2 (5%)
Education	Less than HS	19 (19%)	19 (47.5%)	0.001
	High School	25 (25%)	10 (25%)
	Greater than HS	56 (56%)	11 (27.5%)
Family History of GC	No	95 (95%)	34 (85%)	0.047
	Yes	5 (5%)	6 (15%)
US generation	Foreign-born	54 (54%)	34 (85%)	0.003
	1st Generation (both parents foreign born)	10 (10%)	2 (5%)
	2nd Generation (one or more parents US born)	36 (36%)	4 (10%)
Cultural food consumption frequency at ages 15 to 18	Daily or more	36 (36%)	27 (67.5%)	0.003
	Weekly or more (less than daily)	35 (35%)	7 (17.5%)
	Less than once per week	29 (29%)	6 (15%)
Excess Salt	No	95 (95%)	34 (85%)	0.047
	Yes	5 (5%)	6 (15%)
Acculturation	Upper Tertile (less acculturated)	29 (29%)	12 (30%)	0.286
(Heritage Subscore)	Middle Tertile (moderately acculturated)	28 (28%)	17 (42.5%)
	Lower Tertile (more acculturation)	30 (30%)	7 (17.5%)
	Missing	13 (13%)	4 (10%)
Alcohol two or more drinks per day (missing=5)	No	90 (94%)	32 (82%)	0.037
	Yes	6 (6%)	7 (18%)
Smoking	Never	68 (68%)	22 (55%)	0.263
	Quit, more than 20 years ago	5 (5%)	5 (12.5%)
	Quit, less than 20 years ago	13 (13%)	8 (20%)
	Current smoker	14 (14%)	5 (12.5%)
BMI 30 or more	No	65 (65%)	23 (57.5%)	0.407
	Yes	35 (35%)	17 (42.5%)
Blood Type A	No	83 (83%)	35 (87.5%)	0.509
	Yes	17 (17%)	5 (12.5%)
H. Pylori	Never	94 (94%)	37 (92.5%)	0.279
	Yes, treated	5 (5%)	1 (2.5%)
	Yes, not treated or unsure	1 (1%)	2 (5%)

BMI: Body Mass Index; H pylori: Helicobacter pylori; GC: Gastric Cancer; Q: Questions