Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2005; 11(1): 17-21
Published online Jan 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i1.17
Table 1 Characteristics of patients of groups I and II by sex, positive H pylori (+), average age and macroscopic evaluation of gastric mucosa determined according to the Sydney system[8].
Selection criteriaSex / Hp(+)
Average age (yr)Sydney system
FemaleMaleIIIIIIIV
Group I (no familiar cancer)7/34/246.33521
Group II (stomach cancer in first-degree relatives and cancer of other organs in first- or second- degree relatives)6/34/247.41126