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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 1, 2004; 10(19): 2908-2910
Published online Oct 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i19.2908
Table 1 Base-line characteristics of the patients
CharacteristicGroup AGroup BGroup C
(n = 30)(n = 30)(n = 30)
Age (yr)48 ± 750 ± 652 ± 9
Male191720
Female111310
Endoscopicalnormal gastricchronic atrophicgastric
findingmucosagastritis(CAG)cancer
Pathologicmild superficialmoderate-severegastric
findinggastritis(non-active)CAG with orcancer
without intestinal
malplasia