Trend analysis and projection of gastric cancer burden linked to high sodium intake in China, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Mongolia (1990–2021): A comprehensive assessment based on the 2021 global burden of disease study

• Xiaohuang Yang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaohuang Yang, Shaoxing Chen

  Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-5245

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• Shaoxing Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaohuang Yang, Shaoxing Chen

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China

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• Canmei Zhong,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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• Yadong Lai ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: drchenfl@fjmu.edu.cn (FC); lyd0596@hotmail.com (YL)

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China

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• Fenglin Chen

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: drchenfl@fjmu.edu.cn (FC); lyd0596@hotmail.com (YL)

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7791-3114

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