Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6579-6584
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6579
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the included patients in both groups n (%)
CharacteristicsTransmural necrosis groupPartial necrosis groupP value
Age (mean ± SD), yr66.6 ± 8.166.2 ± 5.90.7
Sex (male)61 (50.8)43 (49.4)1.0
Hypertension57 (47.1)43 (49.4)0.7
Type 2 diabetes26 (21.5)20 (23.0)0.8
Chronic pulmonary disease21 (17.3)13 (14.9)0.7
Atrial fibrillation10 (8.3)14 (16.0)0.1
Chronic renal failure7 (5.8)6 (6.9)0.7
Coronary artery diseases15 (12.4)15 (17.2)0.4
Pain121 (100.0)87 (100.0)1.0
White blood cell count > 15000/mL75 (62.0)56 (64.4)0.7
pH < 7.2 on blood gas analysis56 (46.3)36 (41.4)0.5
Lactate in serum > 4 mmol/L69 (57.0)55 (63.2)0.3