Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 2010-2016
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.2010
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects in the NaP, PEG and control groups n (%)
CharacteristicsNaP group (n = 224)PEG group (n = 113)Control group (n = 672)P
Age (yr)46.9 ± 8.651.1 ± 10.546.9 ± 8.6 < 0.001
Gender0.453
Male149 (67)81 (72)475 (71)
Female75 (33)32 (28)197 (29)
Body mass index (kg/m2)23.4 ± 3.123.8 ± 2.723.6 ± 2.90.496
Hypertension50 (22)34 (30)188 (28)0.186
Diabetes mellitus29 (13)23 (20)134 (20)0.056
Serum phosphate1 (mg/dL)88.9 ± 14.595.3 ± 17.491.6 ± 17.40.004