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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2006; 12(43): 7047-7050
Published online Nov 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7047
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
CharacteristicCAIR groupCR groupχ2or tP
n3030
Gender0.300.584
Male1921
Female119
Age (yr)66.0 ± 8.070.9 ± 9.41.7810.083
Length (cm)3-102-12
Average (cm)5.5 ± 1.86.2 ± 3.10.9620.342
Location0.0180.985
Upper-thoracic46
Middle-thoracic2319
Lower-thoracic35
Stage1.9200.089
I02
II1712
III1316
WBC (× 109/L)6.4 ± 1.96.1 ± 2.00.4430.660
HGB (g/L)138.4 ± 14.4131.4 ± 17.11.4110.166