Group A (≤ 1 day, n=56) Group B (>1 day, n=36)
Age (years, mean ±SD) 61.8 ± 10.4 61.3 ± 10.7
Sex (M:F) 43 (76.8%):13 (23.2%) 19 (52.8%):17(47.2%)
Location    
antrum 31 (55.4%) 13 (36.1%)
angle 11 (19.6%) 8 (22.2%)
lowerbody 11 (19.6%) 13 (36.1%)
middlebody 3 (5.4%) 2 (5.6%)
No. of clips (mean ± SD) 3.1 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 1.0
Loss of clips (No. of patients) 5 (8.9%) 6 (16.7%)
SD: standarddeviation, M: male, F: female, No.: number * P < 0.05
Table 1: Clinical and endoscopic features of the 92 patients who underwent endoscopic clipping for early gastric cancer.