Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4476-4482
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4476
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects
Total patients (n = 488)Atrophic gastritis (n = 160)Gastric cancer (n = 73)Controls (n = 255)
Mean age (SD, yr)48.6 (11.9)51.4 (10.6)59.6 (11.2)43.6 (10.3)
Gender (%)
Male57.248.765.860.0
Female42.851.334.240.0
Smoking (%)
None69.475.652.170.5
Mild/moderate21.419.430.120.0
Severe9.25.017.89.5
Alcohol (%)
None61.668.841.163.0
Mild/moderate28.125.641.126.0
Severe10.35.617.811.0
HOGG1 (%)
Ser/Ser24.516.728.828.2
Ser/Cys47.035.325.846.7
Cys/Cys28.548.045.425.1