Association between colonic polyps and diverticular disease

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2008; 14(15): 2411-2413
Published online Apr 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2411

Table 2 Comparison of demographic features between patients with or without diverticular disease

	Patients with diverticular disease	Patients without diverticular disease
No. of patients	165	508
Mean age (SD)	58.0 (13.6)^b	47.3 (14.7)
Sex (female: male)	52:113^d	219:289
No. of patients with polyps (%)	71 (43.0)^d	118 (23.2)

^bP < 0.01 vs without diverticular disease using the t test;

^dP < 0.01 vs without diverticular disease using the chi-square analysis.

Citation: Hirata T, Kawakami Y, Kinjo N, Arakaki S, Arakaki T, Hokama A, Kinjo F, Fujita J. Association between colonic polyps and diverticular disease. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(15): 2411-2413
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i15/2411.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.2411