Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in different study populations.

From: Cut-off optimization for 13C-urea breath test in a community-based trial by mathematic, histology and serology approach

Characteristics

Modelling population n = 21,857

Validating subjects n = 300

Borderline subjects n = 2,113

N (%)

N (%)

P *

N (%)

P *

Age(Mean ± SD)

45.6 ± 8.3

44.5 ± 4.8

<0.001**

45.7 ± 8.2

0.624**

Sex

  

0.600

 

<0.001

 Male

9,360(42.8)

133(44.3)

 

1,009 (47.8)

 

 Female

12,497(57.2)

167(55.7)

 

1,104 (52.2)

 

Smoking

  

0.887

 

0.284

 No

17,102(78.2)

222(74.0)

 

1,632 (77.2)

 

 Yes

4,755(21.8)

63(21.0)

 

481 (22.8)

 

 Missing

0(0.0)

15(5.0)

 

0(0.0)

 

Drinking

  

<0.001

 

0.009

 No

16,108(73.7)

238(79.3)

 

1,502 (71.1)

 

 Yes

5,749(26.3)

47(15.7)

 

611 (28.9)

 

 Missing

0(0.0)

15(5.0)

 

0(0.0)

 
  1. *Pearson’s χ2 test compared to the modelling population without missing values.
  2. **Student’s t-test.