Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2013; 19(25): 4023-4030
Published online Jul 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4023
Table 1 Selected characteristics of the study subjects
CharacteristicsCasesControls
(n = 455)(n = 1052)
Age (yr), mean ± SD52.4 ± 0.852.4 ± 0.9
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD24.1 ± 2.823.7 ± 2.5
MET-h/wk, median (IQR)112 (3-24)14 (5-24)
Smoking (cigarette-yr)
020.90%33.70%
1-39914.10%18.80%
400-79945.50%33.70%
≥ 80019.60%13.70%
Alcohol use (mL/d)
Never11.20%13.80%
Past2.90%3.10%
< 3021.10%30.70%
30-5934.10%28.70%
≥ 6030.80%23.70%