| Characters | Male | Female | Total | P value | ||||
| n 93 | (%) 71.5 | n 37 | (%) 28.5 | n 130 | (%) 100 |
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| 0.29 | ||
| Less than 40 | 4 | 4.3 | 4 | 10.8 | 8 | 6.2 |
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| 40 - 49 | 8 | 8.7 | 4 | 10.8 | 12 | 9.3 |
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| 50 - 59 | 8 | 8.7 | 4 | 10.8 | 12 | 9.3 |
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| 60 - 69 | 21 | 22.8 | 12 | 32.4 | 33 | 25.6 |
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| >70 | 51 | 55.4 | 13 | 35.1 | 64 | 49.6 |
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| 0.21 | |
| Rural | 83 | 89.2 | 30 | 81.1 | 113 | 86.9 |
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| Urban | 10 | 10.8 | 7 | 18.9 | 17 | 13.1 |
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| Risk factors |
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| H. pylori | 60 | 64.5 | 23 | 62.2 | 83 | 63.8 | 0.80 | |
| Smoking | 52 | 55.9 | 4 | 10.8 | 56 | 43.1 | 0.00 | |
| Khat chewing | 73 | 78.5 | 22 | 59.5 | 95 | 73.1 | 0.03 | |
| History of gastric cancer in 1st or 2nd degree relatives | 3 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.1 | 0.87 | |
| Previous gastric surgery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.52 | |