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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2012; 18(4): 383-387
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.383
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.383
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the hepatocellular carcinoma case and control groups
Characteristics | Case | Control | P value | ||
n = 270 | Frequency (%) | n = 270 | Frequency (%) | ||
Age, (yr) (mean ± SD) | 50.3 ± 9.2 | 50.7 ± 9.4 | 0.91a | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 187 | 69.3 | 190 | 70.4 | 0.78b |
Female | 83 | 30.7 | 80 | 29.6 | |
Smoking status | |||||
Smoker | 79 | 29.3 | 85 | 31.5 | 0.57b |
Non-smoker | 191 | 70.7 | 185 | 68.5 | |
Drinking status | |||||
Drinker | 120 | 44.4 | 116 | 43.0 | 0.73b |
Non-drinker | 150 | 55.6 | 154 | 57.0 | |
Tumor stages | |||||
Ia + Ib | 193 | 71.5 | |||
IIa + IIb | 58 | 21.5 | |||
IIIa + IIIb | 19 | 7.0 | |||
HBsAg, n (%) | |||||
Positive | 201 | 74.4 | 26 | 9.6 | < 0.0001b |
Negative | 69 | 25.6 | 244 | 90.4 |
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Citation: Yu Q, Zhou CX, Chen NS, Zheng SD, Shen LM, Zhang JK. A polymorphism within
ErbB4 is associated with risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese population. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(4): 383-387 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i4/383.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.383