Coprevalence of modifiable gastric cancer risk factors and gastric health among Chinese high-risk groups.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to characterise the distribution and co-prevalence patterns of 11 modifiable gastric cancer (GC) risk factors and to examine their association with gastric health. The research utilised baseline data from the upper gastrointestinal cancer (UGC) screening, early detection and treatment project, as well as the oesophageal cancer prospective cohort in Yangzhong City, spanning 2017-2023. The study sample comprised 12,071 adults aged 40-69 who had completed the screening process, had all relevant study variables, and had no prior history of cancer or upper gastrointestinal surgery. The 11 modifiable GC risk factors (regular smoking, drinking, inadequate intake of vegetables and fruit, intake of red meat and its products, pickled food consumption, irregular diet, fried food consu

SUBMITTER: Feng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495015 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature