Diagnosis | ||||
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Chronic gastritis n = 402 | Peptic ulcer n = 77 | Gastric cancer n = 20 | p value | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 47.4 ± 16.7 | 52.8 ± 16.5 | 58.7 ± 16) | 0.0009† |
Gender n (%) | ||||
Male | 155 (38.6) | 33 (42.9) | 9 (45) | 0.682◊ |
Female | 247 (61.4) | 44 (57.1) | 11 (55) | |
Smoking habit n (%) | ||||
No | 239 (59.5) | 36 (41.8) | 10 (50) | 0.096◊ |
Current smoker or former smoker | 163 (40.5) | 41 (53.2) | 10 (50) | |
Alcohol consumption n (%) | ||||
No | 100 (24.9) | 22 (28.6) | 6 (30) | 0.716◊ |
Consumes or consumed | 302 (75.1) | 55 (71.4) | 14 (70) | |
Education [median (ranges), years] | 12 (6–17) | 12 (6–17) | 6 (0–7.5) | 0.0001▀ |