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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2010; 16(43): 5496-5501
Published online Nov 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i43.5496
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of healthy subjects and patients with gastric esophageal ulcer, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer n (%)
HS (n = 165)EU (n = 21)GU (n = 136)DU (n = 100)GC (n = 89)
Age (yr)51 ± 1454 ± 1263 ± 15c54 ± 1567 ± 14c
Sex (M/F)83/8217/4b75/6167/33b63/26b
Smoking20 (12)6 (29)a39 (29)c37 (37)c12 (13)
Alcohol drinking12 (8)2 (10)4 (3)9 (9)6 (7)
Helicobacter pylori infection68 (41)6 (28)76 (56)a75 (75)c45 (51)a