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. 2022 Oct;76(5):368–372. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2022.76.368-372

Table 2. Bivariate analysis of risk factors for gastric precancerous lesion. *p<0.05; PR prevalence ratio; CI confidence interval.

Risk factors Gastric precancerous lesion p PR (95%CI)
Yes No
Gender
Male
Female
30 (34.9%)
17 (23.0%)
56 (65.1%)
57 (77.0%)
0.099 1.52
(0.91 – 2.52)
Age
≥50 years
<50 years
31 (36.9%)
16 (21.1%)
53 (63.1%)
60 (78.9%)
0.028* 1.75
(1.05 – 2.94)
Education
Low
High
12 (35.3%)
35 (27.8%)
22 (64.7%)
91 (72.2%)
0.393 1.27
(0.74 – 2.17)
Ethnicity
Batak
Non-Batak
31 (34.1%)
16 (23.2%)
60 (65.9%)
53 (76.8%)
0.135 1.47
(0.88 – 2.46)
Overweight
Yes
No
18 (30.5%)
29 (28.7%)
41 (69.5%)
72 (71.3%)
0.810 1.06
(0.65 – 1.74)
Alcohol consumption
Heavy drinker
Non- and mild to moderate drinker
12 (48.0%)
35 (25.9%)
13 (52.0%)
100 (74.1%)
0.026* 1.85
(1.13 – 3.05)
Smoking
Moderate and heavy smoker
Non- and mild smoker
15 (23.1%)
32 (33.7%)
50 (76.9%)
63 (66.3%)
0.148 0.69
(0.41 – 1.16)
H. pylori infection
Yes
No
37 (43.0%)
10 (13.5%)
49 (57.0%)
64 (86.5%)
<0.001* 3.18
(1.7 – 5.95)
Family history of gastric cancer
Yes
No
5 (71.4%)
42 (27.5%)
2 (28.6%)
111 (72.5%)
0.024* 2.6
(1.52 – 4.44)
Serum midkine level
High
Low
280 (180 – 400)
35 (52.2%)
12 (12.9%)
204 (65 – 318)
32 (47.8%)
81 (87.1%)
< 0.001*
< 0.001*
NA
4.05
(2.28 – 7.2)