Association between serum vitamin D levels and gastric cancer: A retrospective chart analysis

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of gastric adenocarcinoma and control group

Characteristics	Case (gastric adenocarcinoma)	Control
	(n = 49)	(n = 49)
Age, yr	63.9%	60.43%
Male	24 (49%)	24 (49%)
Female	25 (51%)	25 (51%)
Hispanic	30 (61.2%)	30 (61.2%)
Body mass index	24 kg/m2	25 kg/m2
	SD (22-27)	SD (23-28)
Vitamin D deficiency	19 (38.8%)	7 (14.3%)
Vitamin insufficiency	22 (44%)	24 (49.0%)
Combined vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency	41 (83.68%)	31 (63.27%)

Table 2 Average vitamin D level, age and gastric adenocarcinoma cancer stage based on ethnicity

	Number of patients	Average vitamin D level	Average age	Average adenocarcinoma stage
Hispanic	30 (61%)	20	63	3
East Asian	13 (27%)	20	60	2
Middle Eastern	4 (8%)	21	70	3
Indian	2 (4%)	30	75	3