Association between physical activity and early-stage gastric cancer: A cross-sectional study of the Wuwei cohort

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2026; 18(7): 119682
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.119682

Table 1 Patient characteristics based on physical activity level, n (%)/mean ± SD/median (interquartile range)

Variables	Low (n = 628)	Moderate (n = 776)	High (n = 425)	P value
Age	52 ± 8	51 ± 8	51 ± 7	0.018
Male	334 (53.2)	387 (49.9)	233 (54.8)	0.210
Married	594 (94.6)	748 (96.4)	410 (96.5)	0.180
Illiteracy	112 (17.8)	97 (12.5)	61 (14.4)	0.019
Farmers	570 (90.8)	671 (86.5)	365 (85.9)	0.019
Household income¹	2.0 (1.0-3.0)	2.0 (1.0-3.75)	2.0 (1.0-3.0)	0.130
Body mass index	23.9 ± 3.1	23.8 ± 3.0	23.9 ± 2.9	0.850
H. pylori infection status	294 (47.0)	330 (42.9)	193 (45.5)	0.310
Missing	1 (0.1)	7 (0.9)	2 (0.4)
Smoking				0.037
Never	392 (62.5)	520 (67.1)	253 (59.5)
Current	198 (31.6)	228 (29.4)	149 (35.1)
Ever	37 (5.9)	27 (3.5)	23 (5.4)
Missing	1 (0.1)	1 (0.1)
Drinking²	25 (4.0)	25 (3.2)	21 (4.9)	0.330
Diet habits
Eating hot food	327 (52.1)	425 (54.8)	261 (61.4)	0.010
Eating quickly	157 (25.0)	129 (16.6)	92 (21.6)	< 0.001
Eating fried foods³	11 (1.8)	11 (1.4)	5 (1.2)	0.740
Average daily energy intake (kcal)	1325.8 (793.2-2015.2)	1319.8 (839.8-2053.9)	1700.4 (1129.5-2439.8)	< 0.001
Medical history
Gastritis	87 (13.9)	114 (14.7)	63 (14.8)	0.880
Peptic ulcers	9 (1.4)	9 (1.2)	12 (2.8)	0.084
Gallbladder diseases	73 (11.6)	94 (12.1)	54 (12.7)	0.870
Gastric polyps	14 (2.2)	8 (1.0)	16 (3.8)	0.006
Family history of gastric cancer	0 (0.0)	4 (0.5)	1 (0.2)	0.180

¹Annual family income in ten thousand Yuan.

²At least 1 time per week, each medium amount.

³At least 4 times a week.

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.

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Citation: Yuan H, Sun Q, Wang Z, Fang XD, Yang J, Wu ZY, Cheng XH, Zheng Y, Zhou YN. Association between physical activity and early-stage gastric cancer: A cross-sectional study of the Wuwei cohort. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(7): 119682
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i7/119682.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.119682

Yuan H, Sun Q, Wang Z, Fang XD, Yang J, Wu ZY, Cheng XH, Zheng Y, Zhou YN. Association between physical activity and early-stage gastric cancer: A cross-sectional study of the Wuwei cohort. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(7): 119682 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.119682]

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