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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2013; 19(5): 736-741
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.736
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.736
Table 2 Outcomes according to compliance to screening systems n (%)
| Regular follow-up | Irregular follow-up | P value | |
| No. of subjects | 9635 (21.1) | 36 019 (78.9) | |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 54.4 ± 9.3 | 55.7 ± 9.1 | < 0.001 |
| 40-49 | 2783 (28.9) | 12 099 (33.6) | |
| 50-59 | 3413 (35.4) | 12 701 (35.2) | |
| 60-69 | 2789 (28.9) | 9021 (25.1) | |
| 70+ | 650 (6.8) | 2198 (6.1) | |
| Sex | < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 4170 (43.3) | 14 485 (40.2) | |
| Female | 5465 (56.7) | 21 534 (59.8) | |
| Gastric cancer | 17 (0.2) | 109 (0.3) | 0.036 |
| Endoscopic feature | 0.942 | ||
| EGC | 12 (70.6) | 76 (69.7) | |
| AGC | 5 (29.4) | 33 (30.3) |
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Citation: Kim BJ, Heo C, Kim BK, Kim JY, Kim JG. Effectiveness of gastric cancer screening programs in South Korea: Organized
vs opportunistic models. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(5): 736-741 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i5/736.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.736