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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3493-3497
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3493
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with oesophageal carcinoma and controls n (%)
CharacteristicsPatients with oesophageal carcinoma
Controls
TotalAdeno carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaMixed
n252174 (69.0)70 (27.8)8 (3.2)240
Age (yr; mean ± SD)64.3 ± 10.864.7 ± 11.062.7 ± 10.269.9 ± 8.064.6 ± 10.9
Gender
Female51 (20.2)24 (13.8)26 (37.1)1 (12.5)51 (21.2)
Male201 (79.8)150 (86.2)44 (62.9)7 (87.5)189 (78.8)