Original Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2001.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2001; 7(4): 506-509
Published online Aug 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.506
Table 1 Main characteristics of cases and controls
Cases (n = 95)
Controls (n = 94)
n(%)n(%)
Age groups/yr
< 5021(22.1)22(23.4)
50-5923(24.2)22(23.4)
60-6933(34.7)34(36.2)
≥ 7018(19.0)16(17.0)
Mean age59 ± 1158 ± 11
Age range32-7834-79
Gender
Male81(85.3)82(87.2)
Female14(14.7)12(12.8)
Education
College1(1.1)1(1.1)
High school15(15.8)63(67.0)
Elementary61(64.2)22(23.4)
school
Illiterate18(19.0)8( 8.5)
Table 2 Association between GSTM1 and gastric cancer risk
GSTM1 genotype
Nonnulln(%)nulln(%)
Contr5154.34345.7
Case3536.86063.2
Crude OR (95%CI)2.03 (1.13-3.65)
Adjusted ORa (95%CI)2.03 (1.13-3.68)
Adjusted ORb (95%CI)2.47 (1.21-5.03)
Adjusted ORc (95%CI)2.63 (1.17-5.88)
Table 3 Association between gastric cancer and combinations of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes
GSTM1GSTT1Case
Contr
OR (95%CI)
n%n%
Non-nullNon-null2122.13031.91.00
Non-nullNull1414.72122.30.95 (0.36-2.50)
NullNull2728.42627.71.48 (0.64-3.47)
NullNon-null3334.71718.12.77 (1.15-6.77)
Table 4 Risk of gastric cancer in relation to GSTM1 genotypes by e smoking
GenotypeSmokeContr
Case
OR (95%CI)
n%n%
NonnullNo2829.81212.61.00
NullNo3234.02223.21.60 (0.62-4.19)
NonnullYes2324.52324.22.33 (0.88-6.28)
NullYes1111.73840.08.06 (2.83-23.9)