Table 1

- Expression of tumor indicators in different lesions.

GroupsNumber of casesTumor indicators
CEA (ng/ml)CA242 (u/ml)CA724 (u/ml)CA199 (u/ml)
Normal402.1±0.794.52±1.342.14±0.4211.01±2.57
LGIN†432.33±0.934.24±1.132.30±0.6710.24±1.96
HGIN†252.41±0.677.37±2.012.92±0.8911.38±2.39
EGC†632.86±1.096.97±2.313.61±1.0317.25±4.17
AGC†403.4±0.8517.36±3.973.17±1.0434.19±5.74
P-values p>0.05*p<0.05*p>0.05*p<0.05*
  p>0.05†p>0.05†p>0.05†p>0.05†

  • Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

  • ↵* comparison among all groups

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

  • CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA: carbohydrate antigen, LGIN: low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, HGIN: high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, EGC: early gastric cancer, AGC: advanced gastric cancer