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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2021; 27(27): 4441-4452
Published online Jul 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4441
Published online Jul 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4441
Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Diverticula positive (n = 568) | Diverticulum negative (n = 613) | P value | |
Age: Median (range) | 64 (27-91) | 60 (23-84) | < 0.001 |
Sex, n (%): Male:female | 346 (29.3):222 (18.8) | 323 (27.3):290 (24.6) | 0.004 |
Age group, n (%): Male:female | |||
≤ 40 (n = 108) | 27 (25.0):1 (0.9) | 56 (51.9):24 (22.2) | 0.004 |
41-50 (n = 165) | 42 (25.5):19 (11.5) | 56 (33.9):48 (29.1) | 0.058 |
51-60 (n = 268) | 80 (29.9):50 (18.7) | 67 (25.0):71 (26.5) | 0.033 |
61-70 (n = 327) | 97 (29.7):80 (24.5) | 88 (26.9):62 (19.0) | 0.485 |
≥ 71 (n = 313) | 100 (31.9):72 (23.0) | 56 (17.9):85 (27.2) | 0.001 |
- Citation: Isohata N, Nagata K, Utano K, Nozaki R, Nozu S, Kato T, Kijima S, Matsumoto H, Majima K, Ryu Y, Hirayama M, Endo S. Recent trends in the prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula in Japan evaluated using computed tomography colonography. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(27): 4441-4452
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i27/4441.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4441