Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 252)
From: Prevalence estimation of Tropheryma whipplei in duodenal biopsy tissues of Koreans
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age (yrs), median (IQR) | |
Total | 57 (42–68) |
Female | 55 (30–68) |
Male | 58 (44–68) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 91 (36.1) |
Male | 161 (63.9) |
Duodenal biopsy finding, n (%) | |
Inflammatory condition | 217 (86.1) |
Chronic duodenitis/inflammation | 159 (63.1) |
Non-specific duodenitis/inflammation | 44 (17.5) |
Focal duodenitis | 14 (5.5) |
Non-inflammatory condition | 35 (13.9) |
Heterotopic gastric mucosa | 14 (5.5) |
Gastric metaplasia | 6 (2.4) |
Brunner’s gland hyperplasia | 5 (2.0) |
Others* | 10 (4.0) |