Table 1 Selected demographic characteristics of UGI cancer cases and controls
From: Family history of cancer and risk for esophageal and gastric cancer in Shanxi, China
| Â | Â | Controls (N = 1514) | ESCC (N = 600) | GCA (N = 598) | GNCA (N = 316) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male (%) | 1107(73) | 376(63) | 491(82) | 239(76) |
| Â | Female (%) | 407(27) | 224(37) | 107(18) | 77(24) |
Age (median, inter-quartile) (years) |  | 59(52–65) | 58(51–64) | 61(55–66) | 57.5(50–63) |
|  | Male | 60(53–65) | 59 (52–64) | 61.5(55–66) | 58(51–63) |
|  | Female | 57(50–63) | 57(50.5–63) | 60(54–64) | 54(44–63) |
Geographic regions | Taiyuan (%) | 524(35) | 212(35) | 199(33) | 113(36) |
| Â | Linfen (%) | 266(18) | 94(16) | 118(20) | 54(17) |
| Â | Jinzhong (%) | 294(19) | 153(26) | 104(18) | 37(12) |
| Â | Chanzi (%) | 274(18) | 90(15) | 121(20) | 63(20) |
| Â | Xinzhou (%) | 156(10) | 51(8) | 56(9) | 49(15) |