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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2017; 23(15): 2743-2749
Published online Apr 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i15.2743
Published online Apr 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i15.2743
Table 1 Screenee characteristics in the cases with and without esophageal cancer n (%)
| Characteristics | Total (n = 14790) | Esophageal cancer(+) (n = 28) | Esophageal cancer(-) (n = 14762) | P value |
| Age (yr), median (range) | 61.0 (40-92) | 67.5 (55-76) | 61.0 (40-92) | < 0.0011 |
| Gender | 0.0022 | |||
| Male | 9699 (65.6) | 26 (92.9) | 9673 (65.5) | |
| Female | 5091 (34.4) | 2 (7.1) | 5089 (34.5) | |
| Body mass index, median (range) | 23.3 (13.3-44.7) | 23.6 (17.6-31.3) | 23.3 (13.3-44.7) | 0.8851 |
| Smoker | 0.1362 | |||
| Current smoker | 1310 (12.9) | 4 (18.2) | 1306 (12.9) | |
| Former smoker | 3921 (38.6) | 12 (54.5) | 3909 (38.5) | |
| Non-smoker | 4936 (48.5) | 6 (27.3) | 4930 (48.6) | |
| Alcohol | 0.1712 | |||
| Current drinker | 7479 (73.6) | 20 (90.9) | 7459 (73.5) | |
| Former drinker | 391 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 391 (3.9) | |
| Non-drinker | 2297 (22.6) | 2 (9.1) | 2295 (22.6) |
- Citation: Sekiguchi M, Terauchi T, Kakugawa Y, Shimada N, Saito Y, Matsuda T. Performance of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography for esophageal cancer screening. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(15): 2743-2749
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i15/2743.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i15.2743