Table 4 Stratified analysis of γ-radiation-induced telomerase activity by host characteristics
Variables | GC cases | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean (SD) | p a | N | Mean (SD) | p a | |
Age in years | ||||||
<60 | 109 | 1.39 (0.75) | 120 | 1.07 (0.60) | ||
≥60 | 137 | 1.61 (1.08) | 0.060 | 126 | 1.36 (0.76) | <0.001 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 175 | 1.52 (0.88) | 175 | 1.21 (0.64) | ||
Female | 71 | 1.49 (0.97) | 0.818 | 71 | 1.24 (0.70) | 0.757 |
Smoking status | ||||||
Never | 110 | 1.50 (0.85) | 145 | 1.21 (0.61) | ||
Ever | 136 | 1.52 (1.03) | 0.873 | 101 | 1.23 (0.74) | 0.826 |
Drinking status | ||||||
Never | 121 | 1.47 (0.73) | 147 | 1.19 (0.58) | ||
Ever | 125 | 1.55 (1.13) | 0.535 | 99 | 1.26 (0.81) | 0.459 |
Hp antibody positivity | ||||||
Yes | 167 | 1.48 (0.87) | 128 | 1.20 (0.66) | ||
No | 79 | 1.57 ( 1.06) | 0.481 | 118 | 1.24 (0.77) | 0.661 |