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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4535-4539
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4535
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 1024 participants
Celecoxib, n (%)Placebo, n (%)P
Male238 (46.58)235 (45.81)0.81
Age (yr, means ± SD)52.94 ± 6.5152.93 ± 6.480.97
Smoking146 (28.57)142 (27.68)0.75
Drinking172 (33.66)175 (34.11)0.88
Hypertension155 (30.33)160 (31.19)0.77