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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7357-7361
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7357
Table 4 Gastric cancer stages and serum pepsinogen levels
TNM stage (n)PGI(μg/L)PG II (μg/L)PGI/PG II
I(64)101.4 (76.3-147.3)18.4 (12.1-27.2)6.3 (4.5-8.4)
II(182)96.3 (44.7-167.2)16.3 (9.3-27.1)5.5 (4.0-8.2)
III (145)85.8 (43.4-133.3)15.4 (8.8-28.7)4.9 (2.8-7.5)
IV (59)71.5 (35.7-137.0)13.1 (6.7-13.1)5.1 (3.1-8.1)
P value0.020.440.09