Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2013; 19(11): 1778-1787
Published online Mar 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1778
Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects
Variablesn (%)
All subjects184
Age (mean ± SD), yr59.8 ± 11.3 (range: 23-83)
Gender
Male124 (67.4)
Female60 (32.6)
Helicobacter pylori infection
Negative20 (10.9)
Positive164 (89.1)
CagA status
Negativ125 (67.9)
Positive59 (32.1)
RUNX3 methylation
Negative78 (42.4)
Positive106 (57.6)
RUNX3 expression
Positive67 (56.3)
Negative52 (43.7)