Possible involvement of leptin and leptin receptor in developing gastric adenocarcinoma

Table 2 Expression of leptin and ob-R in mild, moderate, and severe gastric

	n	Leptin					Ob-R					Dualexpression ofleptinand
				+	++	++				++	+++	ob-R
		-	+	+	+	++	-	+	++	+	+	n	(%)
Mild	30	3	6	9	12	0	4	8	9	9	0	25	(83.3)
dysplasia
Moderate	30	3	2	12	10	3	3	3	9	13	2	26	(86.7)
dysplasia
Severe	30	0	4	7	17	2	2	4	7	15	2	28	(93.3)
dysplasia

For comparison of positive percentage for dusl expression of loptin and ob-R among (1)mild gastric dysplasia (2)moderate gastric dysplasia (3)severe gastric dysplasia, (1)vs(2) χ² = 0.1307, P = 0.7177; (1)vs(3) χ² = 1.456, P = 0.2276; (2)vs(3) χ² = 0.7407, P = 0.3894