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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1465-1471
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1465
Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of the control group and patients n (%)
Demographic dataControlGastritisDUGUAC
n= 100n= 80n= 33n= 34n= 30
Age (yr)
> 503126 (32)11 (33)12 (35)21 (70)
< 506954 (68)22 (67)22 (65)9 (30)
P valueNSNSNS0.00
Sex
Male5739 (49)19 (58)21 (62)19 (63)
Female4341 (51)14 (42)13 (38)11 (37)
P valueNSNSNSNS
IgG-anti H pylori
Positive6174 (92)30 (91)33 (97)29 (97)
Negative396 (8)3 (9)1 (3)1 (3)
P value0.000.000.000.00
anti-CagA IgG (HP+)
Positive3853 (66)29 (97)31 (94)28 (97)
Negative2321 (34)1 (3)2 (6)1 (3)
P valueNS0.000.000.00