Study of the Relation between Diet and Gastric Cancer in a Rural Area of the Province of Leon, Spain

We studied the relationship between diet and gastric cancer in a case-control study. One hundred and nine (109) cases were taken from pathology reports of the regional hospitals, and the 123 controls were obtained from the municipal census of the municipalities of the study. The data were analysed u...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1992-03, Vol.8 (2), p.233-237
Main Authors: Sanchez-Diez, A., Hernandez-Mejia, R., Cueto-Espinar, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology
Adenocarcinoma - etiology
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Case control studies
Chi-Square Distribution
Diet - adverse effects
Epidemiology
Female
Fresh vegetables
Fruit
Fruits
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Male
Meat Products - adverse effects
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Predisposing factors
Risk Factors
Rural Health
Sausages
Spain - epidemiology
Statistical significance
Stomach cancer
Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology
Stomach Neoplasms - etiology
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco smoking
Tumors
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Summary:We studied the relationship between diet and gastric cancer in a case-control study. One hundred and nine (109) cases were taken from pathology reports of the regional hospitals, and the 123 controls were obtained from the municipal census of the municipalities of the study. The data were analysed using the Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test. The non-consumption of fresh fruits appeared as a statistically significant risk factor, as well as the consumption of home-made sausages and home-cured meats in general, the risk of which was enhanced when they were eaten smoked. It appears that the less frequent the consumption of fresh fruit and the more frequent the consumption of sausages were the higher the risk was. The non-consumption of fresh vegetables also appeared to be a risk factor, but it was not statistically significant.
ISSN:0393-2990
0392-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF00144806