Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5203-5210
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5203
Table 1 Characteristics of patients enrolled in this study
Patients118
Gender
Female44
Male74
Age (yr), median (range)49.8 (19-67)
H. pylori infection (mCGS, mean ± SD)
Positive41
+15 (1.11 ± 0.53)
++15 (1.68 ± 0.51)
+++11 (2.42 ± 0.45)
Negative77 (0.61 ± 0.39)
Indication for CLE
Upper GI symptoms87
Screened for gastric cancer31
Endoscopic diagnosis
Normal stomach6
Gastritis92
Peptic ulcer5
Polyps13
Early gastric cancer2