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. 2020 Apr 9;69(12):2265–2267. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321052

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of GBC cases and controls

Characteristics GBC, n=606 (%) Controls, n=2424 (%) P value*
Age (years) 0.955
 <60 226 (32.3) 907 (37.4)
 ≥60 380 (62.7) 1517 (62.6)
Sex
 Male 195 (32.1) 781 (32.2)
 Female 411 (67.9) 1643 (67.8) 0.984
Gallstones 119 (19.7) 480 (19.8) 0.927
Infectious diseases
 HBV 59 (9.7) 104 (4.3) <0.001
 HCV 27 (4.5) 41 (1.7) <0.001
Fatty liver disease 75 (12.4) 191 (7.9) <0.001
Alcohol intake 156 (25.8) 393 (16.2) <0.001
Smoking 204 (33.6) 448 (18.5) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 123 (20.3) 187 (7.7) 0.002
Dyslipoproteinaemia 176 (29.0) 373 (15.4) <0.001
Hypertension 78 (12.9) 347 (14.3) 0.36
Obesity 138 (22.7) 330 (13.6) <0.001
Coronary artery disease 134 (22.1) 625 (25.8) 0.062
Aspirin use 142 (23.5) 926 (38.2) <0.001
PPI use 44 (7.3) 109 (4.5) 0.005
Duration of use (years)
 ≤3 19 (3.1) 43 (1.8) 0.034
 <3 9 (1.5) 15 (0.6) 0.031
Dose (cDDD)
 0–27 562 (92.7) 2291 (95.5)
 28–90 15 (2.5) 45 (1.9) 0.219
 91–180 23 (3.8) 55 (2.3) 0.036
 >180 6 (1.0) 7 (0.3) 0.018

*P value for difference between total GBC cases and controls.

cDDD, cumulative defined daily dose; GBC, gallbladder cancer; PPI, proton pump inhibitor.