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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2011; 17(15): 2049-2053
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2049
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2049
Characteristics | Cases (n = 300) | Controls (n = 600) | OR (95% CI) | P value |
Age (yr) | 52.1 ± 5.4 | 52.4 ± 4.9 | > 0.05 | |
Male | 214 (23.7) | 428 (71.3) | ||
Education | 0.12 | |||
Literate | 96 (32.0) | 162 (27.0) | 0.79 (0.59-1.06) | |
Smoking | 156 (52.0) | 276 (46.0) | 2.27 (1.27-4.04) | < 0.001 |
Drinking | 72 (24.0) | 134 (22.3) | 2.41 (1.51-3.87) | < 0.001 |
Fresh vegetable | ||||
< 3 times/wk | 99 (33.0) | 282 (47.0) | - | < 0.001 |
≥ 3 times/wk | 201 (67.0) | 318 (53.0) | 0.92 (0.58-0.98) | |
Fresh fruit | ||||
< 3 times/wk | 144 (48.0) | 219 (36.5) | - | < 0.001 |
≥ 3 times/wk | 156 (52.0) | 381 (63.5) | 0.87 (0.67-0.93) | |
Salted food(meat and fishes, pickled vegetable) | ||||
< 3 times/wk | 120 (40.0) | 298 (49.7) | - | |
≥ 3 times/wk | 180 (60.0) | 302 (50.3) | 1.54 (1.15-2.93) | < 0.05 |
STST score | 5.52 ± 1.26 | 4.4 ± 0.91 | 1.66 (1.48-1.85) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Yang WG, Chen CB, Wang ZX, Liu YP, Wen XY, Zhang SF, Sun TW. A case-control study on the relationship between salt intake and salty taste and risk of gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(15): 2049-2053
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i15/2049.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2049