Ages of 411 patients with ciliated metaplasia in gastrectomy specimens dwelling at the rim of the Pacific basin
| Location | Age | Ciliated metaplasia/patients ⩾60 years of age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⩽39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | ⩾70 | ||
| *The age in 21 of patients with peptic ulcer was not available. | ||||||
| Tokyo-Matsuyama | 7 | 43 | 83 | 110 | 193/243 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 24/34 | |
| Honolulu | 2 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 58/66 | |
| Vancouver* | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26/28 | ||
| Santiago | 1 | 12 | 27 | 39/40 | ||
| Total | 10 | 61 | 129 | 211 | 340/411 (83%) | |