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Characteristics of study groups (median and range)
| Patients with GC and H. pylori infection (before operation) | Patients 4-5 yr after total gastrectomy | Controls without pathology in the gastric mucosa and H. pylori infection | |
| n | 25 | 10 | 25 |
| Age (yr) | 64.6 (43-81) | 60.8 (49-69) | 51 (22-67) |
| Male/female | 14/11 | 5/5 | 12/13 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 (18.7-29.7) | 22.4 (20.3-24.5) | 23.4 (19.5-30) |
GC: Gastric cancer; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; BMI: Body mass index.
