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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2026; 18(2): 112776
Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i2.112776
Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i2.112776
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants, mean ± SD/n (%)
| Parameters | Gastrectomy (n = 98) | ESD (n = 108) | t/χ2 | P value |
| Age (years) | 47.30 ± 1.22 | 47.12 ± 1.40 | 0.478 | 0.633 |
| Gender (male/female) | 58 (59.18) | 62 (57.41) | 0.067 | 0.796 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.42 ± 3.25 | 25.77 ± 3.36 | 0.765 | 0.445 |
| Smoking history | 59 (60.2) | 65 (60.19) | 0 | 0.998 |
| Drinking history | 56 (57.14) | 62 (57.41) | 0.001 | 0.969 |
| Employment | 77 (78.57) | 89 (82.41) | 0.483 | 0.487 |
| Disease duration (weeks) | 3.00 ± 0.19 | 3.03 ± 0.17 | 1.007 | 0.315 |
| Hypertension | 17 (17.35) | 20 (18.52) | 0.048 | 0.827 |
| Diabetes | 26 (26.53) | 31 (28.7) | 0.121 | 0.728 |
| Location of lesion | 0.647 | 0.723 | ||
| Esophageal lesions | 32 (32.65) | 37 (34.26) | ||
| Gastric lesions | 31 (31.63) | 38 (35.19) | ||
| Colonic lesions | 35 (35.71) | 33 (30.56) | ||
| Previous endoscopic procedures | 3.325 | 0.19 | ||
| None | 50 (51.02) | 58 (53.7) | ||
| 1 or 2 | 33 (33.67) | 42 (38.89) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 15 (15.31) | 8 (7.41) |
- Citation: Ling Y, Wang J, Xi CH, Liu J. Efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection in the treatment of early gastrointestinal lesions. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(2): 112776
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i2/112776.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i2.112776