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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2019; 25(11): 1378-1386
Published online Mar 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i11.1378
Published online Mar 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i11.1378
Table 3 Clinical background of the two groups after matching
| Ultrathin endoscope | Conventional endoscope | P value | |
| Number of screened subjects | 129 | 129 | |
| Age in yr, median (range) | 74 (52-89) | 74 (47-87) | 0.46 |
| Gender, males | 108 (77.1%) | 99 (76.7%) | 0.16 |
| Helicobacter pylori positive | 5 (3.9%) | 4 (3.1%) | 0.73 |
| Atrophy, open type | 107 (82.9%) | 103 (79.8%) | 0.52 |
| Operator, expert/nonexpert | 92/37 | 95/34 | 0.68 |
- Citation: Suzuki T, Kitagawa Y, Nankinzan R, Yamaguchi T. Early gastric cancer diagnostic ability of ultrathin endoscope loaded with laser light source. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(11): 1378-1386
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i11/1378.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i11.1378