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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6213-6217
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6213
Table 1 Demographic and biochemical characteristics of all patients at baseline (mean ± SD)
Patient characteristics
Gender (M %)18/34 (53%)
Age (years)71.7 ± 13.3
Bilirubin (mg/dL)13.3 ± 9.1
AST (U/mL)117 ± 80
ALP (U/mL)472 ± 237
Albumin (g/dL)3.6 ± 0.5
Predisposing factor (%)  4/34 (11.7%)
Tobacco use (%)10/34 (29.4%)