Table 2.
Comparison of the Clinical Characteristics between Gastric Cancer Group (Group A) and Non-gastric Cancer Group (Group B) before and after Propensity-score Matching.
| All patients | Propensity-matched patients | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (n=61) |
Group B (n=122) |
p value | ASD | Group A (n=54) |
Group B (n=54) |
p value | ASD | |
| Gender (male/female) | 44/17 | 61/61 | <0.01 | 0.421 | 37/17 | 34/20 | 0.68 | 0.111 |
| Age (years, median) | 71 (53-85) | 68 (29-87) | <0.01 | 0.601 | 70 (53-83) | 71 (51-83) | 0.62 | 0.107 |
| Years after successful eradication (years, mean±SD) | 4.6±4.4 | 4.2±2.2 | 0.33 | 0.115 | 4.5±4.4 | 4.6±2.5 | 0.87 | 0.028 |
Data are presented as numbers, mean±SD or median (range), SD: standard deviation, ASD: absolute standardized difference