Mohammadreza Mohebbi|Rory Wolfe|Damien Jolley|Andrew Forbes|Mahmood Mahmoodi|Robert C. Burton
The spatial distribution of esophageal and gastric cancer in Caspian region of Iran: An ecological analysis of diet and socio-economic influences
Monash University|Monash University|Monash University|Monash University|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Monash University
recent studies suggested systematic geographic pattern esophageal cancer ec gastric cancer gc incidence caspian region iran aims study investigate association cancers regions dietary socioeconomic risk factors map ec gc adjustment risk factors removal random geographic variations area specific age standardised incidence ratios sirs obtained cancer data babol cancer registry 2001 2005 socioeconomic indices statistical centre iran dietary patterns control group case control study conducted study region regression models fitted identify significant covariates clusters elevated rates identified found evidence systematic clustering ec gc men women sexes combined ec gc sirs lower urban areas also lower areas high income ec sirs lower areas higher proportions people unrestricted food choice higher areas higher proportions people restricted food choice ec gc associated aggregated risk factors including income urbanisation dietary patterns variables represent influence improved lifestyle coincided decrease upper gastrointestinal cancer frequency recent decades necessarily uniform throughout region