[Epidemiologic-anamnestic study of stomach cancer in relation to nutrition]

Correlation between the disease and nutritional habits was evaluated in this epidemiologic-anamnestic study. It included 80 patients with the confirmed diagnosis of stomach cancer and the same number of controls selected from five hospitals in Belgrade. Both groups were matched by the sex, age and living place. McNemar's test was used for testing differences in exposure to the hypothetic factors. Based on the analysis of various food intake frequency it could be concluded that nutrition of patients with stomach cancer was, in comparison with the one taken by the control group, poorer in animal proteins, vegetables and citrus fruits, and rich in cereals processed in the form of various pastas and sweets, delicatessen, canned food as well as fruit rich in unsaturated fatty acids (nuts).