Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of subjects
| Â | Histopathological diagnosis | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | FGP | HP | GN | GN vs .FGP | GN vs . HP |
Number of patients | 17 | 30 | 29 | ND | ND |
Number of pathological lesions | 19 | 47 | 29 | ND | ND |
Gender (male/female) | 9(52.9)/8(47.1) | 16(53.3)/14(47.7) | 23(79.3)/6(20.7) | NS | NS |
Age (mean ± SD) | 54.9 ± 23.6 | 67.5 ± 9.4 | 72.5 ± 6.9 | < 0.0001 | 0.03 |
Yamada's classification | |||||
I and II | 8(42.1) | 15(31.9) | 2(6.9) | 0.04 | NS |
III | 10(52.6) | 22(46.8) | 19(65.5) | NS | NS |
IV | 1(5.3) | 10(21.3) | 8(27.6) | NS | NS |
Size | |||||
< 5 mm | 7(36.8) | 17(36.2) | 0(0) | 0.002 | 0.0007 |
5 mm ~ < 10 mm | 10(52.6) | 16(34.0) | 12(41.4) | NS | NS |
10 mm ~ < 20 mm | 2(10.5) | 8(17.0) | 9(31.0) | NS | NS |
20 mm ~ | 0(0) | 6(12.8) | 8(27.6) | 0.03 | NS |
Color | |||||
Whitish | 4(21.1) | 0(0) | 5(17.2) | NS | 0.01 |
Same as surrounded mucosa | 15(78.9) | 2(4.3) | 9(31.0) | 0.003 | 0.004 |
Reddish | 0(0) | 45(95.7) | 15(51.7) | 0.0005 | 0.00002 |
Location | |||||
Upper third | 8(42.1) | 7(42.1) | 6(20.7) | NS | NS |
Middle third | 11(57.9) | 17(36.2) | 7(24.1) | 0.04 | NS |
Lower third | 0(0) | 23(48.9) | 16(55.2) | 0.0003 | NS |
Uneven form or presence of depressed area | 2(10.5) | 8(14.2) | 12(41.4) | 0..48 | 0.04 |
Erosion | 0(0) | 12(25.5) | 8(27.6) | 0.03 | NS |