Table 1.

Patient clinical data

	All patients (n = 171)	Group A (medical adhesive group) (n = 89)	Group B (control group) (n = 82)	P value
Age1 (yr)	57.21 ± 12.22	56.47 ± 13.02	58.01 ± 11.31	NS
Gender (male/female)	75/96	39/50	36/46	NS
Lesion location
Esophageal	37	21	16	NS
Gastric	110	58	52	NS
Colorectal	24	10	14	NS
Depth of lesion
Mucosa or submucosa	50	23	27	NS
Muscularis propria	121	66	55	NS

¹Data are expressed as mean ± SD. NS: Not significant.