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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2026; 32(20): 117603
Published online May 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i20.117603
Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics and polyphenols intake by pathological diagnosis, mean ± SD/n (%)
Characteristics
Overall (n = 8507)
Normal or superficial gastritis (n = 1570)
Gastric precancerous lesions (n = 6713)
Gastric cancer (n = 224)
Male4613 (54.2)745 (47.5)3693 (55.0)175 (78.1)
Age (years)51.93 ± 7.8550.71 ± 7.4452.02 ± 7.8757.69 ± 7.36
Farmer7789 (91.6)1363 (86.8)6210 (92.5)216 (96.4)
Current smoking2932 (34.5)446 (28.4)2395 (35.7)91 (40.6)
Current drinking389 (4.6)52 (3.3)329 (4.9)8 (3.6)
Education level
Illiterate1564 (18.4)244 (15.5)1278 (19.0)42 (18.8)
Primary school3135 (36.9)581 (37.0)2460 (36.6)94 (42.0)
Secondary high school3778 (44.4)739 (47.1)2954 (44.0)85 (37.9)
Profession education and above30 (0.4)6 (0.4)21 (0.3)3 (1.3)
Annual household income (Chinese yuan/year)
Low (< 20000)3628 (42.6)601 (38.3)2914 (43.4)113 (50.4)
Moderate (20000-30000)2076 (24.4)309 (19.7)1713 (25.5)54 (24.1)
High (> 30000)2803 (32.9)660 (42.0)2086 (31.1)57 (25.4)
BMI (kg/m2)
Underweight (< 18.5)204 (2.4)33 (2.1)148 (2.2)23 (10.3)
Normal-weight (18.5-24.0)4270 (50.2)793 (50.5)3354 (50.0)123 (54.9)
Overweight (24.0-28.0)3325 (39.1)597 (38.0)2662 (39.7)66 (29.5)
Obesity (≥ 28.0)708 (8.3)147 (9.4)549 (8.2)12 (5.4)
H. pylori infection4557 (53.6)684 (43.6)3764 (56.1)109 (48.7)
Digestive cancer family history61 (0.7)9 (0.6)51 (0.8)1 (0.4)
Energy intake (kcal/day), median (IQR)1609.08 (1237.58, 2117.65)1526.45 (1151.99, 1988.92)1626.43 (1253.64, 2142.13)1687.51 (1298.11, 2335.54)
Polyphenols intake, median (IQR)
Flavonoids (mg/1000 kcal/day)102.30 (76.96, 136.94)101.56 (74.83, 134.38)102.37 (77.63, 137.15)102.92 (73.49, 144.11)
Phenolic acids (mg/1000 kcal/day)76.76 (61.43, 95.84)76.56 (60.38, 95.65)76.83 (61.72, 95.84)75.40 (60.96, 99.27)
Lignans (mg/1000 kcal/day)30.26 (18.24, 45.74)30.94 (18.98, 46.36)30.11 (17.97, 45.53)30.89 (18.27, 48.09)
Stilbenes (μg/1000 kcal/day)5.21 (0.28, 13.40)6.74 (0.33, 15.75)4.90 (0.27, 12.77)4.25 (0.00, 12.06)


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