Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2913-2917
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2913
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population (n = 398)
n (%)
Sex (M/F) (% M)302/96 (75.6)
Age (yr)68.0 ± 10.2
Hypertension (-/+) (% positive)208/190 (47.7)
Diabetes mellitus (-/+) (% positive)349/49 (12.3)
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding (-/+) (% positive)330/68 (17.1)
Location (UM/L) (% L)252/146 (36.7)
Depth (m/sm) (% sm)343/55 (13.8)
Ulcer (-/+) (% positive)367/31 (7.8)
Diameter of lesion (cm)43.1 ± 17.2
Duration of operation (min)69.0 ± 56.7
Coagulator (expert/beginner) (% beginner)182/216 (54.3)