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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7174-7178
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7174
Table 1 Characteristics of studied populations and demographic data
GroupNumberofsubjectsSex (M/F)Mean age(yr)Tumorlocation(antrum/body)
Gastric cancer15393/6063.1125/28
Infected8246/3664.264/18
Non-infected7142/2962.456/15
Healthy controls1910/962.2