Original Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2001.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2001; 7(6): 792-795
Published online Dec 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i6.792
Table 1 Distribution of selected variables in gastric cancer group and group
Gastric cancer (n = 91)
Control (n = 94)
P value
n (%)n (%)
Age/y
< 5021 (23.1)22 (23.4)
50-5922 (24.2)22 (23.4)
60-6932 (35.2)34 (36.2)
70+16 (17.6)16 (17.0)0.9983
mean ± SD58.4 ± 10.958.2 ± 11.0
Range32-7834-79
Gender
Male77 (84.62)82 (87.23)
Female14 (15.38)12 (12.77)0.6094
Education
College1 (1.1)1 (1.1)
High school15 (16.5)63 (67.0)
Elementary school57 (62.6)22 (23.4)
Illiterate18 (19.8)8 (8.5)0.0000
Smoking/y
031 (34.1)60 (63.8)
< 102 (2.2)16 (17.0)
10-16 (17.6)7 (7.5)
20-22 (24.2)4 (4.3)
30-20 (22.0)7 (7.5)0.0000
Alcohol drinking/y
040 (44.0)66 (70.2)
< 103 (3.3)13 (13.8)
10-14 (15.4)8 (8.5)
20-34 (37.4)7 (7.5)0.0000
Fish sauce intake
Low (< 3 times/w)17 (18.68)69 (73.40)
High (≥ 3 times/w)76 (81.32)25 (26.60)0.0000
Table 2 Cytochrome P450 2E1 genotype and risks of gastric cancer
CYP2E1Gastric cancer
Control (n = 94)
OR (95%CI)
n(%)n(%)
C1/C158(63.7)71(75.5)1.00
C1/C227(29.7)22(23.4)1.50 (0.74-3.07)
C2/C26(6.6)1(1.1)7.34 (0. 84-166.60)
Table 3 The allele frequencies of CYP2E1 in gastric cancer group and control group
C1
C2
nFrequenciesnFrequencies
Gastric cancer1430.7857390.21 43
Controls1640.8723240.1276
Table 4 Relationships between CYP2E1 together with selected variables and risk of gastric cancer
CYP2E1Variables SmokingGastric cancerControlsOR (95%CI)
C1/C1No21481.00
C1/C1Yes37233.68 (1.67-8.19)
C1/C2 or C2/C2No10121.90 (0.64-5.69)
C1/C2 or C2/C2Yes231 14.78 (1.82-12.78)
Alcohol drinking
C1/C1No26511.00
C1/C1Yes32203.14 (1.42-6.99)
C1/C2 or C2/C2No14151.83 (0.70- 4.77)
C1/C2 or C2/C2Yes1984.66 (1.65-13.53)
Fish sauce intakea
C1/C1Low11531.00
C1/C1High471812.58 (5.40-29.34)
C1/C2 or C2/C2Low6161.81 (0.58-5.66)
C1/C2 or C2/C2High27718.58 (6.47-53.37)