Table 1.
Comparison of general data between the two groups [n (%), ].
| Item | Treatment group (n = 83) | Control group (n = 83) | t/χ2 | P | |
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| Sex (n) | Male | 38 (45.78) | 35 (42.17) | 0.220 | 0.639 |
| Female | 45 (54.22) | 48 (57.83) | |||
| Age (year) | 47.70 ± 9.38 | 46.14 ± 10.09 | 1.032 | 0.304 | |
| Duration (year) | 8.16 ± 2.29 | 7.85 ± 1.91 | 0.947 | 0.345 | |
| Family history of chronic atrophic gastritis (n) | 8 (9.64) | 7 (8.43) | 0.073 | 0.787 | |
| History of drinking (n) | 41 (49.40) | 39 (46.99) | 0.621 | 0.431 | |
| History of smoking (n) | 19 (22.89) | 18 (21.69) | 0.097 | 0.756 | |
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| Life and work pressure (n) | High | 55 (66.27) | 53 (63.86) | 0.106 | 0.745 |
| Low | 28 (33.73) | 30 (36.14) | |||
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| Lifestyle (n) | Regular work and rest | 61 (73.49) | 57 (68.67) | 0.469 | 0.493 |
| Irregular work and rest | 22 (26.51) | 26 (31.33) | |||
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| Helicobacter pylori infection | Yes | 49 (59.04) | 51 (61.45) | 0.101 | 0.751 |
| No | 34 (40.96) | 32 (38.55) | |||
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| Degree of atrophy | + | 39 (46.99) | 38 (45.78) | 0.296 | 0.862 |
| ++ | 27 (32.53) | 30 (36.15) | |||
| +++ | 17 (20.48) | 15 (18.07) | |||
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| IM degree | 0 | 28 (33.74) | 30 (36.15) | 0.241 | 0.971 |
| + | 23 (27.71) | 24 (28.91) | |||
| ++ | 19 (22.89) | 17 (20.48) | |||
| +++ | 13 (15.66) | 12 (14.46) | |||
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| ATP degree | 0 | 35 (42.17) | 36 (43.37) | 0.111 | 0.946 |
| + | 29 (34.94) | 27 (32.53) | |||
| ++ | 19 (22.89) | 20 (24.10) | |||