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Characteristics of the studied population. |
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| Patients |
60 |
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| Age (yrs) |
Mean |
48 |
| Median |
47 |
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| Range |
21 – 83 |
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| Sex |
Women |
31 (52%) |
| Men |
29 (48%) |
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| Peptic ulcer risk |
Smokers |
21 (35%) |
| NSAIDs* users |
16 (27%) |
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| Peptic ulcer type |
Gastric |
24 (40%) |
| Duodenal |
31 (52%) |
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| Gastric + Duodenal |
5 (8%) |
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NSAIDs* = Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | ||
Silva et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:20 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-20 |
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