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Table 3 The main symptoms during the nearly 3 months of the participants

From: Application of data mining methods to improve screening for the risk of early gastric cancer

 

Low risk of EGC

High risk of EGC

(n = 487)

(n = 131)

Abdominal pain

 Yes

228 (46.82)

64 (48.85)

 No

259 (53.18)

67 (51.15)

Abdominal distension

 Yes

220 (45.17)

66 (50.38)

 No

267 (54.83)

65 (49.62)

Acid reflux

 Yes

143 (29.36)

48 (36.64)

 No

344 (70.64)

83 (63.36)

Belching

 Yes

125 (25.67)

40 (30.53)

 No

262 (74.33)

91 (69.47)

Early satiety

 Yes

57 (11.70)

19 (14.50)

 No

430 (88.30)

112 (85.50)

Postprandial distress

 Yes

91 (18.69)

31 (23.66)

 No

396 (81.31)

100 (76.34)

Heartburn

 Yes

61 (12.53)

22 (16.79)

 No

426 (87.47)

109 (83.21)

Melaenaa

 Yes

36 (7.39)

9 (6.87)

 No

451 (92.61)

122 (93.13)

Emaciationa

 Yes

37 (7.60)

7 (5.34)

 No

450 (92.40)

124 (94.66)

Poor appetitea

 Yes

39 (8.01)

9 (6.87)

 No

448 (91.99)

122 (93.13)

Dysphagiaa

 Yes

6 (1.23)

3 (2.29)

 No

481 (98.77)

128 (97.71)

Nauseaa

 Yes

42 (8.62)

14 (10.69)

 No

445 (91.38)

117 (89.31)

Poststernal discomforta

 Yes

44 (9.03)

16 (12.21)

 No

443 (90.97)

115 (87.79)

No obvious symptom

 Yes

56 (11.50)

16 (12.21)

 No

431 (88.50)

115 (87.79)

  1. All data are presented as a number (percentage)
  2. aItems were eliminated because of weak correlation with the risk of EGC