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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2024; 16(5): 259-272
Published online May 16, 2024. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i5.259
Published online May 16, 2024. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i5.259
Table 2 Characteristics of patients and lesions (per-protocol population), n (%)
| Characteristics | Experimental group | Conventional group | P value |
| No. of participants | 80 | 76 | |
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 59.69 ± 8.47 | 59.32 ± 9.22 | 0.7931 |
| BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 23.93 ± 3.43 | 23.49 ± 2.28 | 0.0701 |
| Sex | 0.5352 | ||
| Male | 49 (61.25) | 47 (61.84) | |
| Female | 31 (38.75) | 29 (38.16) | |
| Basic diseases | |||
| Diabetes | 9 (11.25) | 8 (10.53) | 0.5452 |
| Hypertension | 13 (16.25) | 6 (7.89) | 0.1432 |
| Coronary heart disease | 3 (3.75) | 4 (5.26) | 0.9492 |
| Family history of esophageal cancer or stomach cancer | 0.9842 | ||
| No | 62 (77.50) | 59 (77.63) | |
| Yes | 18 (22.50) | 17 (22.37) | |
| Smoking | 0.8632 | ||
| No-smoker | 41 (51.25) | 40 (52.63) | |
| Smoker | 39 (48.75) | 36 (47.37) | |
| Smoking index | 0.6872 | ||
| ≤ 200 | 14 (17.50) | 10 (13.16) | |
| 200-400 | 14 (17.50) | 13 (17.11) | |
| ≥ 400 | 11 (13.75) | 13 (17.11) | |
| Alcohol drinking | 0.8362 | ||
| No-drinker | 35 (45.75) | 32 (42.11) | |
| Drinker | 45 (56.25) | 44 (57.89) | |
| Alcohol ingestion, g/d | 0.9362 | ||
| ≤ 20 | 21 (26.25) | 19 (25.00) | |
| 20-60 | 13 (16.25) | 13 (17.11) | |
| ≥ 60 | 11 (13.75) | 12 (15.79) | |
| Prefer hot dishes/hot tea | 0.2872 | ||
| No | 46 (57.50) | 50 (65.79) | |
| Yes | 34 (42.50) | 26 (34.21) | |
| Prefer spicy food | 0.2102 | ||
| No | 70 (8.75) | 71 (93.42) | |
| Yes | 10 (12.50) | 5 (6.58) | |
| Prefer pickled dishes | 0.0872 | ||
| No | 71 (88.75) | 73 (96.05) | |
| Yes | 9 (11.25) | 3 (3.95) | |
| Multiple Lugol’s voiding lesions | 0.30182 | ||
| No | 54 (67.50) | 57 (75.00) | |
| Yes | 26 (32.50) | 19 (25.00) | |
| Lesion location | 0.1942 | ||
| Upper thoracic esophagus | 12 (15.00) | 8 (10.53) | |
| Middle thoracic esophagus | 39 (48.75) | 48 (63.16) | |
| Lower thoracic esophagus | 29 (36.25) | 20 (26.32) | |
| Maximum diameter | 0.3792 | ||
| Lesion size ≤ 0.5 cm | 60 (75.00) | 52 (68.42) | |
| Lesion size > 0.5 cm | 20 (25.00) | 24 (31.58) | |
| Morphology | 0.5182 | ||
| Quasi circular | 29 (36.25) | 28 (36.84) | |
| Bar-type | 3 (3.75) | 6 (7.89) | |
| Irregular shape | 48 (60.00) | 42 (55.26) | |
| Biopsy pathology | 0.4772 | ||
| Squamous epithelial hyperplasia | 71 (88.75) | 70 (92.11) | |
| Low grade intraepithelial neoplasia | 9 (11.25) | 6 (7.89) | |
| Follow-up time | 29.53 ± 5.73 | 31.00 ± 5.52 | 0.5141 |
- Citation: Gao Y, Ye LS, Li X, Yu B, Liao K, Xie J, Du J, Zhang QY, Hu B. Effect of vinegar supplementation on patients with esophageal lesions lightly stained with Lugol’s iodine solution: Prospective single-centre trial. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2024; 16(5): 259-272
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v16/i5/259.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v16.i5.259