Sex difference in incidence of gastric cancer: an international comparative study based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To investigate sex difference in global gastric cancer incidence by year, age and socioeconomical status. DESIGN:An international comparative study. SETTING:We obtained the global and national sex-specific incidence of gastric caner by year and age from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The human development index (HDI) in 2017 as an indicator of national socioeconomical status was extracted from the Human Development Report. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Sex-specific incidence of gastric cancer was compared by year and age at the global level. Linear regression analyses were performed to explore socioeconomic-associated sex difference in gastric cancer incidence. RESULTS:Despite declining incidence of global gastric cancer in both sexes between 1990 and 2017, relative sex differ

SUBMITTER: Lou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044958 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature