Risk of Stomach Cancer in Association with Serum Cholesterol and Beta-Lipoprotein

Authors

  • S. A. Tournberg Departments of General Oncology, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  • J. M. Carstensen Departments of General Oncology, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  • L. E. Holm Departments of General Oncology, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841868809090316

Keywords:

Stomach neoplasm, cancer, cholesterol, beta- lipoprotein, cohort study

Abstract

The relation between serum levels of cholesterol and beta-lipoprotein (BLP) and stomach cancer risk was studied in a Swedish cohort of 92710 individuals. The cohort was examined with a single measurement of cholesterol and BLP between 1963 and 1965 and followed up in the Swedish Cancer Registry until 1983. During the follow-up period 576 stomach cancers were reported. The risk of stomach cancer was negatively correlated to serum levels of cholesterol with a relative risk (RR) of 0.85 for every 40 mg/dl increase of cholesterol (p < 0.001) and to BLP with an RR of 0.90 for every 3 units increase of BLP (p < 0.01) when analysed one at a time. In a multiple regression analysis, however, only the relation to cholesterol remained statistically significant. The risk association seemed to be most pronounced between the third and fifth years of follow-up.

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Published

1988-01-01

How to Cite

Tournberg, S. A. ., Carstensen, J. M. ., & Holm, L. E. (1988). Risk of Stomach Cancer in Association with Serum Cholesterol and Beta-Lipoprotein. Acta Oncologica, 27(1), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841868809090316

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (1988): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles