Gastric Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2006; 12(34): 5473-5478
Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5473
Table 1 Characteristics of the participants: age, gender and type and stage of lesions
ControlGastricadenocarcinomaAtrophy or intestinalmetaplasia
n = 210n = 73n = 37
Age
(mean ± SD)49.5 ± 18.054.2 ± 11.360.7 ± 10.9
Male Gender n (%)135 (64)36 (49)15 (40)
Atrophy n (%)NaNa3 (8)
Complete IM n (%)NaNa4 (11)
Incomplete IM n (%)NaNa30 (81)