Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2006; 12(17): 2756-2761
Published online May 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i17.2756
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the enrolled patients
GroupEcabet groupCimetidine groupP
(n= 133)(n= 139)
Gender (male:female)47:8647:92NS
Age (yr)45.0 ± 12.947.5 ± 12.5NS
Weight (kg)59.6 ± 10.058.5 ± 9.0NS
Height (cm)162.7 ± 8.0161.8 ± 7.7NS
Smoking (%)23 (17.3)16 (11.5)NS
Alcohol intake (%)47 (35.3)38 (27.3)NS