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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2017; 23(16): 2948-2956
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2948
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2948
Table 1 Demographic features and comorbidities of pyogenic liver abscess cases and controls n (%)
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | Cases(n = 2135) | Controls(n = 10675) | Total(n = 12810) | P value |
| Age, yr | ||||
| < 20 | 31 (1.5) | 164 (1.5) | 195 | 0.991 |
| 20-44 | 391 (18.3) | 1952 (18.3) | 2343 | |
| 45-64 | 883 (41.4) | 4423 (41.4) | 5306 | |
| 65-74 | 454 (21.3) | 2229 (20.9) | 2683 | |
| 75+ | 376 (17.6) | 1907 (17.9) | 2283 | |
| mean ± SD | 58.8 ± 16.5 | 58.8 ± 16.5 | 58.8 ± 16.5 | 0.991 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 854 (40.0) | 4270 (40.0) | 5124 | 1.000 |
| Male | 1281 (60.0) | 6405 (60.0) | 7686 | |
| Diabetes | ||||
| With | 206 (9.7) | 253 (2.4) | 459 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 1929 (90.4) | 10422 (97.6) | 12351 | |
| ESRD | ||||
| With | 46 (2.2) | 73 (0.7) | 119 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 2089 (97.9) | 10602 (99.3) | 12691 | |
| BTI | ||||
| With | 249 (11.7) | 99 (0.9) | 348 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 1886 (88.3) | 10576 (99.1) | 12462 | |
| Liver cirrhosis | ||||
| With | 146 (6.8) | 97 (0.9) | 243 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 1989 (93.2) | 10578 (99.1) | 12567 | |
| GI malignancy | ||||
| With | 62 (2.9) | 80 (0.8) | 142 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 2073 (97.1) | 10595 (99.3) | 12668 | |
| Appendicitis | ||||
| With | 10 (0.47) | 9 (0.08) | 19 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 2125 (99.53) | 10666 (99.92) | 12791 | |
| Diverticulitis | ||||
| With | 12 (0.56) | 11 (0.1) | 23 | < 0.001 |
| Without | 2123 (99.44) | 10664 (99.9) |
- Citation: Tsai MJ, Lu CL, Huang YC, Liu CH, Huang WT, Cheng KY, Chen SCC. Recent upper gastrointestinal panendoscopy increases the risk of pyogenic liver abscess. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(16): 2948-2956
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i16/2948.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2948