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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2012; 18(17): 2112-2120
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2112
Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of cases and controls n (%)
GC group (n = 296)GA group (n = 160)P1
Sex0.455
Male222 (75.0)125 (78.1)
Female74 (25.0)35 (21.9)
Helicobacter pylori infection0.946
Positive221 (74.7)119 (74.4)
Negative75 (25.3)41 (25.6)
Age (yr)0.193
≤ 55131 (43.9)81 (50.6)
> 55165 (56.1)79 (49.4)
Histological type
Intestinal129 (43.6)
Diffuse125 (42.2)
Unknown42 (14.2)