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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2009; 15(14): 1764-1768
Published online Apr 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1764
Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
CardiogramAbnormalNormalP
No. of patients4561514
Age (yr)48.2 ± 17.6 (16-91)40.7 ± 15.7 (15-93)< 0.001
Male/female231/225703/811< 0.05
Hypertension49/40784/1430< 0.001
Diabetes36/42045/1469< 0.001
Hyperlipidemia79/377146/1473< 0.001
Current smoker156/300488/1026NS