Characteristics of subject groups.

1<p>GC – gastric cancer; HRAG – high risk gastritis; <i>H. pylori</i> – <i>Helicobacter pylori.</i></p>2<p>Statistical analysis was performed globally for all three groups.</p

Genotype frequencies of <i>miR-27a</i>, <i>miR-146a</i>, <i>miR-196a-2</i>, <i>miR-492</i>, <i>miR-608</i> SNPs in controls, intestinal and diffuse-type GC subjects.

1<p>GC – gastric cancer; HRAG – high risk gastritis; aOR – adjusted odds ratio (age, sex, country); CI – confidence interval.</p

Genotype frequencies of <i>miR-27a</i>, <i>miR-146a</i>, <i>miR-196a-2</i>, <i>miR-492</i>, <i>miR-608</i> SNPs in controls, gastric cancer and high risk gastritis patients.

1<p>GC – gastric cancer; HRAG – high risk gastritis; aOR – adjusted odds ratio (age, sex, country); CI – confidence interval.</p>2<p>six patients with missing values on rs895819 were excluded from analysis.</p>3<p>five patients with missing values on rs2910164 were excluded from analysis.</p>4<p>one patient with missing values on rs11614913 was excluded from analysis.</p>5<p>three patients with missing values on rs4919510 were excluded from analysis.</p