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Randomized Controlled Trial
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2025; 31(42): 110717
Published online Nov 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i42.110717
Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the studied groups, n (%)
Baseline characteristics
BQT group (n = 97)
G-AST group (n = 97)
P value
χ²/t/z
Age (years), mean ± SD52.81 ± 10.6950.20 ± 9.450.0721.808
Gender (male)46 (47.4)48 (49.5)0.0830.774
Height (m), mean ± SD1.67 ± 0.081.68 ± 0.090.230-1.2
Weight (kg), mean ± SD66.14 ± 10.5668.24 ± 11.620.189-1.318
BMI, mean ± SD23.73 ± 2.8924.08 ± 3.240.432-0.787
Smoking20 (20.6)14 (14.4)0.2571.284
Alcohol consumption22 (22.7)22 (22.7)1.00
Hypertension23 (23.7)19 (19.6)0.4860.486
Diabetes22 (22.7)13 (13.4)0.0932.824
Family history of gastric cancer11 (11.3)13 (13.4)0.6630.190
Bile reflux10 (10.3)15 (15.5)0.2841.148
Atrophic gastritis63 (64.9)52 (53.6)0.1082.584


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