Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer in Saudi Arabia
Authors : Ibrahim G. Alghamdi
Institutions :
University of Al-Baha, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Public
Health Department, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding Author: Dr. Ibrahim Alghamidi
University of AL-Baha
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Public Health Department
Prince Mohammad Bin Saud, Al-Baha, 65527
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Abstract :
Objectives: This research examines the pattern of gastric
cancer (GC) in all Saudi Arabian administrative areas. It examines the
incidence of diagnosed cases, the incidence rate (age-specific), the
incidence rate (Crude - CIR), and the incidence rate (age-standardized -
ASIR) adjusted by age, year, and region.
Methods: All GC cases recorded into the Saudi Cancer Registry
(SCR) between 2004 and 2017 were the subject of a retrospective
descriptive epidemiological analysis. Using SPSS version 20.0, we
performed a descriptive analysis, a t test, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and a
sex ratio on the collected data.
Results:Between January 2004 and December 2017, a total of 4,066 GC cases were
reported in the SCR. Men and women in Saudi Arabia had the highest
overall ASIR of GC in Riyadh, Najran, and Eastern Region (Men: 4.0, 3.8,
and 3.8; Women: 2.6, 2.3 and 2.2 per 100,000 people). In contrast, both
men and women in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, had the lowest overall ASIR of GC
(1.5 and 0.5 per 100,000 people, respectively). However, men had a
statistically greater overall ASIR of GC than women (P-value <
0.05), with a ratio of 2.8 per 100,000 people.
Conclusion: CIRs and ASIRs of GC in Saudi Arabia decreased
slightly between 2004 and 2017. Riyadh, Najran, and the Eastern Region
had the greatest prevalence of GC among males and females in Saudi
Arabia. The region of Jazan were shown to be the least impacted by GC.
In Saudi Arabia, the rates of GC were substantially greater among males
than among females.
Keywords: Cancer; epidemiology; gastric cancer; Saudi Cancer Registry;
oncology; crude Incidence rate.