Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 5060-5065
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5060
Table 1 Characteristics of study population n (%)
CharacteristicsCases (n = 585)Controls (n = 1716)
Age, yr
Median62.0062.00
mean ± SD63.81 ± 13.7363.11 ± 8.89
Sex
Female273 (46.7)837 (48.8)
Male312 (53.3)879 (51.2)
DMb137 (23.4)155 (9.0)
Smokinga117 (20.0)240 (14.0)