Table 1 Characteristics of the patients examined in Study 1

From: Effects of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the development of metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic treatment: analysis of molecular alterations by a randomised controlled trial

 

Group GC

Control (%)

    

P -value

 

H. pylori +ve (%) ( n =102)

H. pylori −ve (%) ( n =29)

(n =22)

vs H. pylori +ve

vs H. pylori −ve

Mean age±s.d. (years)

72.8±7.5

71.4±10.4

68.3±12.7

0.12

0.33

Male : Female

72 : 30

20 : 9

14 : 8

0.52

0.69

Alcohol drinking

35 (34.3)

13 (44.8)

9 (40.9)

0.56

0.78

Current smoking

18 (17.6)

5 (17.2)

8 (57.1)

0.13

0.22

Mean BMI±s.d.(kg m−2)

22.8±3.2

23.2±4.5

22.2±3.0

0.35

0.57

  1. Abbreviations: BMI=body mas index; GC=gastric cancer.
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