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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep 4;103(10):2432–2442. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02117.x

Table 6.

Most Important Factor (Benefit or Harm) in Decision Making: Aspirin

All F M HGD No HGD
All participants
Number of subjects 100 28 72 45 55
 EAC 66% 68% 65% 64% 67%
 MI 11% 18% 8% 7% 15%
 GI event 23% 14% 26% 29% 18%
Among those willing to take aspirin
Number of subjects 76 23 53 31 45
 EAC 86% 78% 89% 90% 94%
 MI 14% 22% 11% 10% 16%
 GI event 0 0 0 0 0
Among those unwilling take aspirin
Number of subjects 24 5 19 14 10
 EAC 4% 20% 0 7% 0
 MI 0 0 0 0 0
 GI event 96% 80% 100% 93% 100%

All = total group surveyed; HGD = history of high-grade dysplasia.

Percentages do not always add to 100% because of rounding.

EAC = esophageal adenocarcinoma; MI = myocardial infarction; GI event = ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding.