Table 1 Demographic and exposure factors of the intestinal and diffuse type gastric cancer cases
From: Geospatial analyses identify regional hot spots of diffuse gastric cancer in rural Central America
Characteristics | Overall population | Spatial analysis cases | Cases without village geocodesb | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer Cases (N) | 498 | 378 | 120 | 0.047 |
 Intestinal subtype | 259 (52.0%) | 187 (49.5) | 72 (60) |  |
 Diffuse subtype | 239 (48.0%) | 191 (50.5) | 48 (40) |  |
Age, mean (SD) | 63.2 (13.8) | 62.6 (13.9) | 65.4 (13.6) | 0.054 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.51 |
 Female (%) | 168 (33.7) | 131 (34.7) | 37 (30.8) |  |
 Male (%) | 330 (66.3) | 247 (65.3) | 83 (69.2) |  |
Family history GC (%) | 0.81 | |||
 Yes (%) | 33 (6.6) | 26 (6.9) | 7 (5.8) |  |
 No (%) | 448 (90.0) | 340 (89.9) | 108 (90.0) |  |
 Not reported (%) | 17 (3.4) | 12 (3.2) | 5 (4.2) |  |
Alcohol history (ever) | Â | Â | Â | 0.72 |
 Yes (%) | 107 (21.8) | 79 (21.4) | 28 (23.3) |  |
 No (%) | 373 (76.1) | 284 (76.8) | 89 (74.2) |  |
 Not reported (%) | 18 (3.6) | 15 (4.0) | 3 (2.5) |  |
Smoking history (ever) | Â | Â | Â | 0.72 |
 Yes (%) | 126 (24.1) | 97 (26.6) | 29 (24.8) |  |
 No (%) | 355 (73.6) | 267 (73.2) | 88 (75.2) |  |
 Not reported (%) | 17 (3.4) | 14 (3.7) | 3 (2.5) |  |
H. pylori serodiagnosisa | 385 | 286 | 99 | 0.82 |
 Positive N (%) | 337 (87.5) | 251 (87.8) | 86 (86.9) |  |
 Negative N (%) | 48 (12.5) | 35 (12.2) | 13 (13.1) |  |
H. pylori CagA antibodiesa | 385 | 286 | 99 | 0.64 |
 Positive N (%) | 361 (93.8) | 267 (93.4) | 94 (95.0) |  |
 Negative N (%) | 24 (6.2) | 19 (6.6) | 5 (5.0) |  |