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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2008; 14(8): 1231-1236
Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1231
Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1231
Table 1 Characteristics of selected patients (n = 82)
| Characteristics | n | Percentage |
| Age group (yr) | ||
| ≤ 30 | 11 | 13.4 |
| 31-40 | 15 | 18.3 |
| 41-50 | 21 | 25.6 |
| 51-60 | 22 | 26.8 |
| ≥ 60 | 13 | 15.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49 | 59.8 |
| Female | 33 | 40.2 |
| Smoking habit | ||
| Smoker | 25 | 30.5 |
| Non-smoker | 57 | 69.5 |
| Alcohol intake | ||
| Take alcohol | 3 | 3.7 |
| Do not take alcohol | 79 | 96.3 |
| Diabetes | ||
| Diabetic | 67 | 81.7 |
| Non-diabetic | 15 | 18.3 |
| Endoscopic diagnoses | ||
| Normal | 20 | 24.4 |
| Gastritis | 24 | 29.3 |
| Duodenitis | 8 | 9.8 |
| Peptic ulcer | 25 | 30.5 |
| Gastric carcinoma | 4 | 4.8 |
| Reflux esophagitis | 1 | 1.2 |
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Citation: Rahman SH, Azam MG, Rahman MA, Arfin M, Alam MM, Bhuiyan TM, Ahmed N, Rahman M, Nahar S, Hassan M. Non-invasive diagnosis of
H pylori infection: Evaluation of serological tests with and without current infection marker CIM. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(8): 1231-1236 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i8/1231.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1231