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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1595-1598
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1595
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of gastritis patients
Clinical featuresMale (n = 24)Female (n = 26)
Age (yr)40.9 ± 10.741.2 ± 14.5
BMI (kg/m2)28.7 ± 0.923.9 ± 3.4
H pylori, n (%)
Positive19 (77.8)16 (61.5)
Negative5 (22.2)10 (28.5)
Topoghrapy of gastritis, n (%)
Antrum20 (83.3)15 (86.7)
Corpus4 (16.7)11 (13.3)