Table 5 Relationship between GORD symptoms and risk of gastric cardia cancer in atrophic versus non-atrophic subjects
PG I/IIGORD symptomsCardia cancerFisher’s exact testOR (95% CI)
CaseControlp value (two-sided)
Atrophic>2/week101.000n/a
0–2/week2412
Total2512
Non-atrophic>2/week1340.0018.02 (2.25 to 28.58)
0–2/week1537
Total2841
  • n/a: not applicable.