Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4568-4575
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4568
Table 1 General characteristics of gastric cancer patients and healthy controls n (%)
CharacteristicsGCn = 304Healthy controlsn = 392Pearson’sχ2valueP value
Age (yr)2.5480.110
< 60125 (41.12)138 (35.20)
≥ 60179 (58.88)254 (64.80)
Sex0.1150.735
Male223 (73.36)292 (74.49)
Female81 (26.64)100 (25.51)
Smoker0.3140.575
Yes92 (30.26)111 (28.32)
No212 (69.74)281 (71.68)
Hypertension0.0120.931
Yes78 (25.66)102 (26.02)
No226 (74.34)290 (73.98)
Diabetes2.5910.108
Yes52 (17.11)50 (12.76)
No252 (82.89)342 (87.24)