Table 1.
Ethnicity | Number | Sex | Mean age ± SD | GC | PUD | NUD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||||
Persians | 74 | 36 | 38 | 46 ± 17 | 4 (5%) | 13 (18%) | 57 (77%) |
Turks | 33 | 15 | 18 | 49 ± 17 | 7 (21%) | 5 (15%) | 21 (64%) |
Others | |||||||
Kurds | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 ± 20 | 0 | 1 (14%) | 6 (86%) |
Lurs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 44 ± 22 | 0 | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) |
Afghanis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 ± 8 | 0 | 1 (33%) | 2 (67%) |
Arabs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 ± 6 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) |
Subtotal | 17 | 8 | 9 | 37 ± 18 | 0 | 4 (24%) | 13 (76%) |
Total | 124 | 59 | 65 | 46 ± 17 | 11 (9%) | 22 (18%) | 91 (73%) |
P value | 0.82 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.76 | 0.33 |
Subtotal, total of minor groups (other ethnicities); Total, all groups.
P value is calculated by comparing Persians, Turks and Subtotal groups with respect to sex, age, GC, PUD and NUD.
GC, gastric carcinoma; NUD, non-ulcer dyspepsia; PUD, peptic ulcer disease.