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Characteristic of the Study Group at Baseline |
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| No. |
81 |
| Male, N (%) |
51 (63.0%) |
| Caucasian, N (%) |
60 (74.1%) |
| Age, mean (range) |
51.6 ± 1.5 (22, 88) |
| ZES, N (%) |
63 (76.8%) |
| MEN – 1, N (%) |
6 (7.3%) |
| Prior antrectomy, N (%) |
10 (12.3%) |
| Serum gastrin concentration, median (range) |
|
| ZE |
493 (38, 17,491) |
| Non ZE* |
73 (30, 262) |
| BAO mEq/L, median (range) |
22.3 (1.5, 96.5) |
| MAO mEq/L, median (range) |
47.9 (7.2, 121.3) |
| H. pylori positive, N (%) |
52 (64.2%) |
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* Non ZE – non ZE acid hypersecretors | |
Wilcox et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:18 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-18 |
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