Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2019; 25(4): 457-468
Published online Jan 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i4.457
Table 2 Comparison of characteristics among patients receiving low-dose aspirin in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Continuous LDA (n = 95)Discontinuous LDA (n = 59)P value
Age, mean (SD), yr75.5 (6.841)75.7 (7.684)0.856
Sex, male, n (%)71 (74.7)46 (78.0)0.701
BMI, mean (SD), yr22.7 (3.395)23.1 (3.079)0.382
Comorbidity, n (%)
Hypertension70 (73.7)39 (66.1)0.364
Diabetes mellitus32 (33.7)21 (35.6)0.862
Renal failure7 (7.4)4 (6.8)> 0.99
Coronary artery diseases78 (82.1)42 (71.2)0.161
Longitudinal location, n (%)
Upper18 (18.9)7 (11.9)0.429
Middle40 (42.1)24 (40.7)
Lower37 (39.0)28 (47.5)
Macroscopic findings, n (%)
Depressed31 (32.6)21 (35.6)0.729
Non-depressed64 (67.4)38 (64.4)