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Characteristics of cases and healthy persons used in this study
| Healthy | Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenomas | Carcinomas | ||
| (n = 20) | (n = 29) | (n = 33) | |
| Men | 8 | 21 | 20 |
| Women | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Mean age +SD1 | 56.0 ± 4.6 | 56.9 ± 3.8 | 68.8 ± 11.4 |
1The patients with carcinoma are significantly older than the two other groups at 95% confidence level (Kruskal-Wallis test).
