Clinical Study
Utility and Safety of ERCP in the Elderly: A Comparative Study in Iran
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and medical history in the group aged less than 70 years in comparison with the elderly.
| | Characteristics | Group < 70 years old () | Group ≥ 70 years old () | value |
| | Male gender | 270 (48.4) | 123 (55.7) | 0.067 | | Age (years) | 49.6 ± 14.0 | 76.3 ± 5.0 | <0.001 | | Medical history: | | | | | Diabetes mellitus | 69 (12.4) | 20 (9.0) | 0.183 | | Hypertension | 78 (14.0) | 63 (28.4) | <0.001 | | Coronary artery disease | 32 (5.7) | 31 (14.0) | <0.001 | | Cholecystectomy | 207 (37.1) | 76 (34.2) | 0.453 | | Previous ERCP | 51 (9.1) | 19 (8.6) | 0.798 | | Biliary stone | 56 (10.0) | 24 (10.8) | 0.748 | | Cirrhosis | 8 (1.4) | 3 (1.4) | 0.999 | | Pancreatitis | 24 (4.3) | 3 (1.4) | 0.042 | | Cigarette smoking | 66 (11.8) | 31 (14.0) | 0.415 | | Alcohol use | 17 (3.0) | 5 (2.3) | 0.545 | | Opium addiction | 29 (5.2) | 13 (5.9) | 0.713 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD or (%).
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