Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2013; 19(26): 4177-4184
Published online Jul 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i26.4177
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population n (%)
CSP (n = 80)NDP (n = 80)P value
Age (yr)59.1 ± 11.459.4 ± 11.70.847
20 ≤ age < 403 (3.8)5 (6.2)
40 ≤ age < 6038 (47.5)43 (53.8)
age ≥ 6039 (48.7)32 (40)
Gender0.210
Male41 (51.3)45 (56.3)
Female39 (48.7)35 (43.7)
Marital status > 0.999
Married75 (93.8)76 (96.0)
Single or divorced5 (6.2)4 (4.0)
Education0.320
Middle school20 (25.0)13 (16.2)
High school31 (38.8)28 (35.0)
University22 (27.5)32 (40.0)
Graduate school7 (8.7)7 (8.8)
Residence0.609
Urban73 (91.3)70 (87.5)
Rural7 (8.7)10 (12.5)
ASA status0.896
Class I32 (40)36 (45.0)
Class II48 (60)44 (55.0)
Class III0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Class IV0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Class V0 (0.0)0 (0.0)