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. 2017 May 25;12(5):e0178419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178419

Table 5. Follow-up results of the two groups.

Ex-adenoma group
(n = 202)
De novo group
(n = 1,086)
P value
Follow-up duration, median (IQR) 45.1 (24.3–60.9) 45.4 (24.3–61.0) 0.913
Synchronous gastric neoplasiaa 44 (21.8) 133 (12.2) < 0.001
 Synchronous gastric adenoma 30 (14.9) 85 (7.8) 0.001
 Synchronous gastric carcinoma 14 (6.9) 48 (4.4) 0.126

Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%)

IQR, interquartile range

aSynchronous gastric neoplasia was defined as a gastric adenoma or cancer developed in areas other than the site of primary gastric cancer within 1 year of endoscopic submucosal dissection