Salt and geographical mortality of gastric cancer and stroke in Japan.
AUTOR(ES)
Kono, S
RESUMO
Age- and sex-adjusted mortality rates of gastric cancer and stroke in the years 1974-6 for 46 prefectures and 12 regions in Japan were related to regional differences of average per capita daily intake of salt during the period 1966-70 to test Joossen's hypothesis that salt is a common cause of both gastric cancer and stroke. While mortality rates of stroke were strongly correlated with salt intake in 12 regions (r = 0.85, p less than 0.001), mortality rates of gastric cancer showed hardly any correlation with salt intake (r = 0.02). There was no strong correlation between the two diseases in perfectural or regional mortality rates (r = 0.20). It was concluded that geographical mortality of gastric cancer and stroke in Japan did not support Joossens's hypothesis, and other evidence against the salt hypothesis has also been referred to.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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