Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2016; 8(7): 563-572
Published online Jul 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i7.563
Table 3 Clinical features of evaluated patients according to age group n (%)
Total cohort (n = 513)< 65 yr (n = 289)≥ 65 yr (n = 218)P value
Age (yr) (Mean ± SD)59.8 ± 17.847.4 ± 12.876.1 ± 6.9< 0.0011
Male gender,260 (51.4)138 (47.8)122 (56.2)0.062
Setting< 0.0012
Inpatient204 (39.8)93 (32.2)110 (50.7)
Outpatient308 (60.2)196 (67.8)107 (49.3)
Disease< 0.0012
Acute414 (72.1)232 (71.8)177 (72.2)
Chronic96 (16.7)73 (22.6)22 (9.0)
Neoplastic64 (11.1)18 (5.6)46 (18.8)