Fecal Microbiome Alteration May Be a Potential Marker for Gastric Cancer

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of GC patients and healthy controls.

Variables		Original population				Matching population
		Cases ()	Controls ()			Cases ()	Controls ()
Age (year)				0.930	0.353			0.439	0.662
Gender	Male	109 (81.3%)	44 (75.9%)	0.751	0.386	30 (68.2%)	30 (68.2%)	0.000	1.000
	Female	25 (18.7%)	14 (24.1%)			14 (31.8%)	14 (31.8%)
Eating speed	<10 min	65 (48.5%)	13 (22.4%)	11.426	0.001	14 (31.8%)	13 (29.5%)	0.053	0.817
	≥10 min	69 (51.5%)	45 (77.6%)			30 (68.2%)	31 (70.5%)
Salty foods	Yes	60 (44.8%)	9 (15.5%)	15.052	<0.001	11 (25.0%)	9 (20.5%)	0.259	0.611
	No	74 (55.2%)	49 (84.5%)			33 (75.0%)	35 (79.5%)
Fried foods	Yes	109 (81.3%)	41 (70.7%)	2.688	0.101	31 (70.5%)	30 (68.2%)	0.053	0.817
	No	25 (18.7%)	17 (29.3%)			13 (29.5%)	14 (31.8%)
Fruits	Yes	51 (38.1%)	46 (79.3%)	27.555	<0.001	29 (65.9%)	32 (72.7%)	0.481	0.488
	No	83 (61.9%)	12 (20.7%)			15 (34.1%)	12 (27.3%)
Smoking	Yes	86 (64.2%)	14 (24.1%)	26.005	<0.001	14 (31.8%)	14 (31.8%)	0.000	1.000
	No	48 (35.8%)	44 (75.9%)			30 (68.2%)	30 (68.2%)
Drinking	Yes	81 (60.4%)	22 (37.9%)	8.253	0.004	17 (38.6%)	20 (45.5%)	0.420	0.517
	No	53 (39.6%)	36 (62.1%)			27 (61.4%)	24 (54.5%)