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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2007; 13(5): 781-784
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.781
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.781
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
| Category | Group 1 (n = 63) | Group 2 (n = 243) | P |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 42 (67) | 198 (82) | < 0.05 |
| Female | 21 (33) | 45 (18) | |
| Age (yr) | |||
| Median (range) | 66 (18–87) | 61 (23–87) | |
| < 30 | 5 (8) | 3 (1) | < 0.01 |
| 30-39.9 | 3 (5) | 10 (4) | |
| 40-49.9 | 6 (10) | 35 (14) | |
| 50-59.9 | 9 (14) | 65 (27) | |
| 60-69.9 | 10 (16) | 76 (31) | |
| 70-79.9 | 17 (27) | 44 (18) | |
| > 80 | 8 (13) | 7 (3) | |
| Unknown | 5 (8) | 3 (1) | |
| Race | |||
| Asian | 1 (2) | 27 (11) | < 0.05 |
| African American | 8 (31) | 66 (27) | |
| Caucasian | 51 (81) | 125 (51) | |
| Hispanic | 1 (2) | 8 (3) | |
| Other | 1 (1) | 12 (5) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | 5 (2) | |
| Country | |||
| US born | 58 (92) | 201 (83) | |
| Immigrant | 2 (3) | 28 (11) | |
| Foreign visitor | 3 (5) | 14 (6) | |
- Citation: Dorfman JD, Schulick R, Choti MA, Geschwind JFH, Kamel I, Torbenson M, Thuluvath PJ. Differences in characteristics of patients with and without known risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(5): 781-784
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i5/781.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.781