Table 1 Distribution of 82 gastric cancer cases and 95 controls according to selected variablesa, b [8, 38]
Characteristics | Mean ± SD or N (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Controls (n = 95) | Cases (n = 82) | ||
Age (years) | 48.33 ± 10.74 | 51.36 ± 11.81 | 0.07 |
Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2) | 24.96 ± 2.71 | 26.36 ± 5.12 | 0.02 |
Dietary antioxidant Index (DAI) | 0.17 ± 1.18 | − 0.21 ± 0.68 | < 0.01 |
TAC (mmol/l) | 1.91 ± 1.27 | 1.16 ± 1.26 | < 0.01 |
MDA (μmol/l) | 3.01 ± 1.68 | 3.72 ± 2.19 | < 0.01 |
Sex | 0.98 | ||
Females | 52 (54.74) | 45 (54.88) | |
Males | 43 (45.26) | 37 (45.12) | |
Education | 0.24 | ||
Diploma or less | 67 (70.53) | 51 (62.20) | |
Higher than diploma | 28 (29.47) | 31 (37.80) | |
Smoking | 0.82 | ||
Never smoker | 80 (84.21) | 68 (82.93) | |
Ever smoker | 15 (15.79) | 14 (17.07) | |
Alcohol | 0.41 | ||
Non drinker | 86 (90.53) | 71 (86.59) | |
Drinker | 9 (9.47) | 11 (13.41) | |
H. pylori infection | < 0.01 | ||
Negative | 46 (48.42) | 21 (25.61) | |
Positive | 49 (51.57) | 61 (74.39) | |
Regular physical activity | 0.03 | ||
Yes | 30 (31.58) | 14 (17.07) | |
No | 65 (68.42) | 68 (82.93) | |
Aspirin/NSAID use | 0.83 | ||
No | 86 (90.53) | 75 (91.46) | |
Yes | 9 (9.47) | 7 (8.54) | |
Cancer history | 0.41 | ||
Yes | 11 (11.58) | 13 (15.85) | |
No | 84 (88.42) | 69 (84.15) | |