Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases 2006;0(05):-

A 1:1 Matched Case-control Study on Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer in Ganyu County

Xu-Shan WANG ; De-Lin WU ; Xiao-Feng ZHANG ;

Keywords

Stomach cancer; Risk factors; Etiology; Case-control study

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To explore the risk factors and protective factors for stomach cancer in Ganyu county.Methods Data of 319 pairs of new stomach cancer cases and health controls(1:1 matched)were studied by conditional Logistic regression method on the influential factors.Results The main risk factors for stomach cancer were the habits of eating hot foods(OR= 2.21,95%CI:1.57~3.12),the history of upper gastrointestinal inflammation(4.26,2.59~7.03),family history of cancer(2.29, 1.37~3.82);The main protective factors were often eating raw garlic(OR=0.64,95%CI:0.42~0.96),regular drinking tea(0.37, 0.25~0.54).Conclusion Unhealthy dietary habits,the history of upper gastrointestinal inflammation and family history of cancer are related to stomach cancer,while eating raw garlic and regular drinking tea may be effective in preventing the occurrence of stomach cancer.The results could be applied in stomach cancer prevention activities in Ganyu county.