title: Consumption of alcohol, coffee, and tobacco, and gastric cancer in Spain.
abstract: A case-control study on gastric cancer was carried out between 1987 and 1989 in four regions of Spain. Three hundred and fifty-four cases of histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma were included (235 men and 119 women). For each case, a control was selected, matched by sex, age, and area of residence, from the same hospital as the case. No association was observed with smoking, nor with the consumption of coffee or tea. The usual consumption of alcohol was associated with gastric cancer in men (odds ratio = 1.54, 95 percent confidence interval = 1.03-2.31), but there was no dose-response relationship. No association was observed in women. All estimations were carried out taking into account the effect of the dietary factors associated with gastric cancer. In accordance with previous evidence, the association observed between gastric cancer and alcohol appears not to be causal.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Epidemiology, Hospital de Mataró, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agudo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saigi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boleda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortego
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013030:Spain; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013662:Tea / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee; D013662:Tea