GASTRIC CANCER AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS.
BACKGROUND
despite the decline in its incidence and mortality rate, gastric cancer continues to be the 4th most common tumor and the 2nd cause of death in the world.


OBJECTIVE
to analyze the factors associated with gastric cancer in hospitalized patients.


METHODS
Transversal study of case series type made at Recife hospitals. The data were obtained from a questionnaire adapted from a previously validated model, which consists of socioeconomic factors, eating habits, lifestyle, family history of cancer, infection by H. pylori and anthropometric data.


RESULTS
among 33 patients, there was a slight prevalence of women aged ≥ 60, from rural areas, with low education and income levels. According to IMC, 57.6% were eutrophics and 69.7% at nutritional risk when used % PP. It was found that 42.4% did not undergo any examination for H. pylori, 48.5% had a genetic predisposition, 75.8% were sedentary, 60.6% smokers and former smokers, 51.5% addicted to alcohol and 36.4% were overweight patients. There was frequent consumption of salty foods, fried foods, and low intake of fruits, foods containing nitrates / nitrites and inadequate food storage.


CONCLUSIONS
low socioeconomic status, physical inactivity and inappropriate diet patterns were prevalent factors for gastric cancer in the treated group.
Hospital of Clínics of University Federal of Pernambuco.. iona.galvao@uol.com.br.
Ioná
I
Galvão de Azevedo
Câncer Hospital of Pernambuco.. isabelleal54@gmail.com.
Izabel Cristina
IC
Leal Muniz Carneiro
Departament of Nutrition of Center for Health Sciences of University Federal of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil.. mariliatokiko@gmail.com.
Marília Tokiko
MT
Oliveira Tomiya
Departament of Nutrition of Center for Health Sciences of University Federal of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil.. gburgos@hotlink.com.br.
Maria Goretti
MG
Pessoa de Araújo Burgos
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology