Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 15, 2003; 9(7): 1390-1393
Published online Jul 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1390
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and NQO1 polymorphism among ESCC, GCA patients and controls
GroupsControl n (%)ESCC n (%)GCA n (%)
Sex
Male109 (66.1)124 (64.3)92 (74.2)
Female56 (33.9)69 (35.7)32 (25.8)
Mean age ± SD (yrs)52 ± 7.1659 ± 8.7360 ± 8.24
Smoking status
Smoker82 (49.7)104 (53.9)68 (59.8)
Non-smoker83 (50.3)89 (46.1)46 (40.2)
Family history of UGIC
Positive086 (44.6)45 (36.3)
Negative165 (100)107 (55.4)79 (63.7)
Genotype
C/C52 (31.5)51 (26.4)40 (32.3)
C/T86 (52.1)92 (47.7)55 (44.3)
T/T27 (16.4)50 (25.9)a29 (23.4)
Allele type
C190 (57.6)194 (50.3)135 (54.4)
T140 (42.4)192 (49.7)b113 (45.6)