Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 15, 2003; 9(7): 1618-1620
Published online Jul 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1618
Table 1 Clinical variables in patients with breast cancer and controls
VariablesCases (n = 217)Number (%)Controls (n = 182)Number (%)P
Fatty liver
No119 (54.8)145 (79.7)
Yes98 (45.2)37 (20.3)< 0.0001
Overweight
No93 (42.9)137 (75.3)
Yes124 (57.1)45 (24.7)< 0.0001
Hyperlipidemia
No177 (81.6)154 (84.6)
Yes40 (18.4)28 (15.4)0.432
Hepatitis C
No204 (94.0)165 (90.6)
Yes13 (6.0)17 (9.4)0.144
Age
Mean ± SD48.6 ± 10.546.8 ± 12.00.029