[A case-control family study of gastric cancer in Henan province].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the risk factors of gastric cancer in the rural area of Henan province.


METHODS
Three hundred and twenty-five families with gastric cancer and 325 control families (1010 persons in each group) were selected among the rural residents in 4 counties of Henan province. Totally 2020 people were surveyed and assessed using population-based case-control family study.


RESULTS
Gastric cancer was related to stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus.


CONCLUSIONS
Stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus are the risk factors of gastric cancer.
Jin
Xiang-dong
XD
Nursing Department, Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
Dai
Li-ping
LP
Zhang
Jian-ying
JY
Zhang
Xiao-hui
XH
Wang
Peng
P
Nie
Yi-fei
YF
Wang
Ping
P
Xu
Xue-qing
XQ
Wang
Kai-juan
KJ
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires