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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
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 | Gastric precancerous lesions | Gastric cancer |
| Male | 4613 (54.2) | 745 (47.5) | 3693 (55.0) | 175 (78.1) |
| Age (years) | 51.93 ± 7.85 | 50.71 ± 7.44 | 52.02 ± 7.87 | 57.69 ± 7.36 |
| Farmer | 7789 (91.6) | 1363 (86.8) | 6210 (92.5) | 216 (96.4) |
| Current smoking | 2932 (34.5) | 446 (28.4) | 2395 (35.7) | 91 (40.6) |
| Current drinking | 389 (4.6) | 52 (3.3) | 329 (4.9) | 8 (3.6) |
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 1564 (18.4) | 244 (15.5) | 1278 (19.0) | 42 (18.8) |
| Primary school | 3135 (36.9) | 581 (37.0) | 2460 (36.6) | 94 (42.0) |
| Secondary high school | 3778 (44.4) | 739 (47.1) | 2954 (44.0) | 85 (37.9) |
| Profession education and above | 30 (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 infection | 4557 (53.6) | 684 (43.6) | 3764 (56.1) | 109 (48.7) |
| Digestive cancer family history | 61 (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) |
- Citation: Li MT, Zheng Y, Zhao JY, Wu ZQ, Lu LZ, Sun J, Li Q, Shu XC, Naji WQ, Yang J, Chen FF, Ma XM, Zhang HY, Yang FC, Du LL, Xie YD, Du PW, Kong WR, Yuan H, Ji R, Guo QH, Chen ZF, Wang YP, Zhou YN. Associations between dietary polyphenols and risks of gastric precancerous lesions and cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(20): 117603
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i20/117603.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i20.117603