| Characteristics |
Controls |
CRC |
Gastric cancer |
| No |
185 |
95 |
68 |
| Mean age(years) |
56,01 |
56,44 |
57,96 |
| Gender (male/female) |
92/93 |
49/46 |
49/19* |
| Age-range |
20-80 |
28-80 |
20-89 |
| Alcohol |
|
|
|
| No |
166(91) |
62(82) |
32(76)* |
| Yes |
19(9) |
13(18) |
10(24) |
| Milk consumption |
|
|
|
| <3/week |
83(45) |
66(69)** |
46(67) |
| ≥3/week |
102(55) |
30(31) |
23(35) |
| Cheese |
|
|
|
| <2/week |
116(63) |
64(62) |
46(67) |
| ≥2/week |
69(37) |
32(38) |
20(33) |
| Yogurt |
|
|
|
| <2/week |
111(69) |
57(59) |
34(49) |
| ≥2/week |
74(31) |
39(41) |
35(51) |
| No |
|
74 |
17 |
| TNM stage |
|
|
|
| I |
|
4(5.4) |
- |
| II |
|
11(14.9) |
2(11.8) |
| III |
|
36(48.6) |
2(11.8) |
| IV |
|
15(20.3) |
1(5.9) |
| Not determined |
|
8(10.8) |
12(70.5) |
| Lymph nodes status |
|
|
|
| 4 nodes |
|
53(48.7) |
2(5.9) |
| >4 nodes |
|
15(5.4) |
4(11.8) |
| Not determined |
|
6(8.1) |
11(70.5) |
| Differentiation |
|
|
|
| Poorly differentiated |
|
1(1.4) |
4(23.5) |
| Moderately differentiated |
|
27(36.4) |
7(41.2) |
| Well differentiated |
|
43(58.1) |
5(29.4) |
| Not determined |
|
3(4.1) |
1(5.9) |
| Histological type |
|
|
|
| ADK |
|
26(35.1) |
10(58.8) |
| ADK Luberkhunien |
|
28(37.8) |
1(5.9) |
| ADK infiltrant |
|
6(8.1) |
1(5.9) |
| Other type of ADK |
|
14(19) |
5(29.4) |
| Surgery |
|
|
|
| No |
|
7(9.5) |
5(29.4) |
| Palliative |
|
31(41.9) |
6(35.3) |
| Radical |
|
36(48.6) |
5(29.4) |
| Not determined |
|
- |
1(5.9) |
| Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy |
|
|
|
| No |
|
52(70.3) |
12(70.6) |
| Yes |
|
22(29.7) |
3(17.6) |
| Not determined |
|
- |
2(11.8) |
| Adjuvant treatment |
|
|
|
| No |
|
19(25.7) |
7(41.2) |
| Yes |
|
55(74.3) |
9(52.9) |
| Not determined |
|
- |
1(5.9) |
*Gastric cancer compared with controls, p<0.05; **Colorectal cancer compared with controls, p<0.05 |
