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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2005; 11(36): 5732-5734
Published online Sep 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i36.5732
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of two groups before parenteral nutrition
GroupNon-malnutrition groupMalnutrition groupP
Patients1616
Age (yr)28 (20–73)30 (18–71)0.47
Sex (M/F)9/710/60.6
Localization
Small bowel560.59
Colon530.28
Ileocolic670.61
Medication
CorticosteroidNoNo
Sulfasalazine7/166/160.61
Former body weight (%)92.6±5.377.9±6.10.03