Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2014; 20(10): 2688-2694
Published online Mar 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2688
Table 2 Characteristics of study subjects n (%)
VariableControlsGC patientsaP value
n = 237n = 225
Age, yr54.8 ± 11.254.0 ± 12.3NS
Male175 (73.8)172 (76.4)NS
Clinical stage
I7 (3.1)
II21 (9.3)
III126 (56.0)
IV71 (31.6)