Table 2

- Pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II, and gastrin-17 levels in early gastric cancer and intraepithelial neoplasia.

GroupsPGIPGIIPGRG-17
Control143.15±21.2616.87±3.6110.89±1.4910.05±2.59
LGIN187.21±25.7318.95±3.9612.33±2.8214.26±3.47
HGIN146.16±17.4817.76±4.7113.19±3.3018.66±4.82
EGC119.35±25.5220.55±4.5711.24±2.7521.72±5.58
Advanced cancer94.85±28.7217.3± 5.239.83±2.6722.38±5.35
P-valuesp<0.05*p>0.05*p>0.05*p<0.05*
p<0.05p>0.05p>0.05p<0.05
  • Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

  • * comparison among all groups

  • comparison among the LGIN, HGIN, and EGC groups.

  • PG: pepsinogen, PGR: PGI/PGII ratio, G-17: gastrin-17, LGIN: low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, HGIN: high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, EGC: early gastric cancer