Evaluation of the relationship between dietary factors, CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection, and RUNX3 promoter hypermethylation in gastric cancer tissue

Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects

Variables	n (%)
All subjects	184
Age (mean ± SD), yr	59.8 ± 11.3 (range: 23-83)
Gender
Male	124 (67.4)
Female	60 (32.6)
Helicobacter pylori infection
Negative	20 (10.9)
Positive	164 (89.1)
CagA status
Negativ	125 (67.9)
Positive	59 (32.1)
RUNX3 methylation
Negative	78 (42.4)
Positive	106 (57.6)
RUNX3 expression
Positive	67 (56.3)
Negative	52 (43.7)