Research Article

Allele Frequency of ABO Blood Group Antigen and the Risk of Esophageal Cancer

Table 1

Frequency of ABO blood group and Rh antigen.

    AABBORh+Rh

All                     
 Cases48098 (20.4)58 (12.1)226 (47.1)98 (20.4)424 (88.3)56 (11.7)
 Control480106 (22.1)43 (8.9)178 (37.1)153 (31.9)456 (95)24 (5)
Male
 Cases25248 (19)41 (16.3)106 (42.1)57 (22.6)228 (90.5)24 (9.5)
 Control24050 (20.9)22 (9.1)91 (37.9)77 (32.1)230 (95.8)10 (4.2)
Female
 Cases22850 (21.9)17 (7.5)120 (52.6)41 (18)196 (86)32 (14)
 Control24055 (22.9)22 (9.2)86 (35.8)77 (32.1)226 (94.2)14 (5.8)
Site of cancer (case)
 Upper8619 (22.1)7 (8.1)38 (44.2)22 (25.6)79 (91.9)7 (8.1)
 Middle19232 (16.7)19 (9.9)90 (46.9)51 (26.5)170 (88.5)22 (11.5)
 Lower20247 (23.3)32 (15.8)98 (48.5)25 (12.4)175 (86.6)27 (13.4)

Values in parentheses are percentages.