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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2016; 22(6): 2118-2125
Published online Feb 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2118
Published online Feb 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2118
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with carcinoid syndrome, stratified by evidence of non-infectious diarrhea
| With non-infectious diarrhea | Without non-infectious diarrhea | All newly diagnosed CS patients | P value | |
| n = 534 | n = 2288 | n = 2822 | ||
| Age, yr | 51.3 ± 9.9 | 51.6 ± 10.1 | 51.5 ± 10.1 | 0.639 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 3.7 ± 3.9 | 3.6 ± 3.8 | 3.6 ± 3.8 | 0.643 |
| No. of chronic conditions | 4.0 ± 2.4 | 3.4 ± 2.0 | 3.5 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |
| Age group, yr | 0.120 | |||
| ≤ 17 | 1 (0.2) | 22 (1.0) | 23 (0.8) | |
| 18-24 | 8 (1.5) | 30 (1.3) | 38 (1.3) | |
| 25-34 | 33 (6.2) | 114 (5.0) | 147 (5.2) | |
| 35-44 | 80 (15.0) | 279 (12.2) | 359 (12.7) | |
| 45-54 | 157 (29.4) | 752 (32.9) | 909 (32.2) | |
| 55-64 | 255 (47.8) | 1091 (47.7) | 1346 (47.7) | |
| Sex | 0.005 | |||
| Female | 333 (62.4) | 1273 (55.6) | 1606 (56.9) | |
| Region | 0.961 | |||
| North Central | 134 (25.1) | 563 (24.6) | 697 (24.7) | |
| Northeast | 86 (16.1) | 358 (15.6) | 444 (15.7) | |
| South | 224 (41.9) | 989 (43.2) | 1213 (43.0) | |
| West | 90 (16.9) | 378 (16.5) | 468 (16.6) |
- Citation: Broder MS, Chang E, Romanus D, Cherepanov D, Neary MP. Healthcare and economic impact of diarrhea in patients with carcinoid syndrome. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(6): 2118-2125
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i6/2118.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2118