Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2012; 18(45): 6628-6634
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6628
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the Helicobacter pylori eradication population
Baseline characteristicsData n (%)
Sex
Male2333 (58.8)
Female1636 (41.2)
Age (yr, mean ± SD)51.9 ± 13.3
Current smoker735 (18.5)
Alcohol intake1140 (28.7)
Endoscopic and clinical diagnosis
GU855 (21.5)
DU878 (22.1)
GU + DU124 (3.1)
Non-ulcer dyspepsia12055 (51.8)
Other257 (1.4)