Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1365-1372
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1365
Table 4 Demographics of the study population of 153 patients and 115 follow-up responders n (%), mean age (range, yr)
Symptom frequency groupFemalesMalesTotal
All groups122 (79.7), 47 (17-81)31 (20.3), 51 (28-85)153 (100), 48 (17-85)
Severe disease31, 45 (17-81)6, 44 (25-64)37 (24.2), 45 (17-81)
Moderate disease47, 44 (20-72)12, 53 (39-70)59 (38.6), 46 (20-72)
Mild disease26, 53 (25-78)8, 52 (34-85)34 (22.2), 53 (25-85)
Chronic disease18, 53 (23-81)5, 55 (30-80)23 (15.0), 54 (23-81)
Responders to follow-up89 (77.4), 49 (20-81)26 (22.6), 52 (25-85)115 (75.2), 50 (20-85)