Research Article

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gastric Polyp in Asymptomatic Patients Receiving Health Examination

Table 1

Demographic data and endoscopic findings of the asymptomatic participants ().

Clinical characteristics

Age, n (%)
 Mean (SD) (years)52.6 (11.3)
  <3957 (11.9)
  40–49128 (26.7)
  50–59167 (34.8)
  60–6994 (19.6)
  >7034 (7.1)
Height (cm) (SD)166.3 (8.4)
Weight (kg) (SD)66.7 (12.7)
Gender, n (%)
 Men317 (66.0)
 Women163 (34.0)
Body mass index, n (%)
 Mean (SD)24.0 (3.2)
  <25314 (65.4)
  25–30147 (30.6)
  >3019 (4.0)
Education level, n (%)
 Middle school53 (11.0)
 High school121 (25.2)
 University239 (49.8)
 Graduate school67 (14.0)
Endoscopic findings, n (%)
 Normal337 (70.2)
 Gastric polyps143 (29.8)
  Pathological type
   Fundus85 (59.4)
   Hyperplastic26 (18.2)
   Adenoma5 (3.5)
   Others27 (18.9)
  Numbers
   Single77 (53.8)
   Multiple66 (46.2)
  Size
   ≤1 cm139 (97.2)
   >1 cm4 (2.8)
Helicobacter pylori
 (+)95 (19.8)
 (−)307 (64.0)
 Not done78 (16.2)