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 E-mail / bio-stat@hotmail.com Mobile number / 00966553777925
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.