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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 1, 2004; 10(17): 2544-2546
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2544
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2544
Table 1 Distribution of age, sex, location, and serum selenium in study sample
Province | Number of samples | Median age (yr) | Male (%) | Urban (%) | Annual incidence of EC/105 | Annual incidence of GC/105 | Median serum selenium (IQR) in mg/L |
Ardabil | 100 | 49 | 49 (49) | 49 (49) | 15 | 38 | 82 (75-94) |
Mazandaran | 50 | 35 | 24 (48) | 50 (100) | 19 | 22 | 123 (111-132) |
Golestan | 100 | 50 | 51 (51) | 51 (51) | 40 | 18 | 155 (141-173) |
Kerman | 50 | 33 | 26 (52) | 50 (100) | 3 | 8 | 119 (110-128) |
Total | 300 | 45 | 150 (50) | 200 (67) | - | - | 1231 |
- Citation: Nouraie M, Pourshams A, Kamangar F, Sotoudeh M, Derakhshan MH, Akbari MR, Fakheri H, Zahedi MJ, Caldwell K, Abnet CC, Taylor PR, Malekzadeh R, Dawsey SM. Ecologic study of serum selenium and upper gastrointestinal cancers in Iran. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(17): 2544-2546
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i17/2544.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2544