Membrane-bound mucins and mucin terminal glycans expression in idiopathic or Helicobacter pylori, NSAID associated peptic ulcers

Table 2 Comparison of mucin and sugar residues staining score between group 1 and group 4

Mucin/sugar	Group 1	n	Group 4	n	P value
MUC1 foveola	2.93 ± 5.13	28	9.89 ± 4.17	19	< 0.0001
MUC1 glands	2.57 ± 4.50	28	7.63 ± 4.60	19	< 0.0001
MUC4 foveola	2.79 ± 4.22	14	4.59 ± 3.77	17	0.221
MUC4 glands	5.50 ± 3.14	14	4.00 ± 4.12	17	0.286
MUC17 foveola	11.05 ± 3.65	21	6.93 ± 4.00	22	< 0.0001
MUC17 glands	10.29 ± 4.67	21	8.00 ± 3.48	22	< 0.0001
SNA foveola	2.00 ± 2.63	16	6.17 ± 4.69	18	0.004
SNA glands	2.69 ± 4.01	16	3.94 ± 5.45	18	0.457
ECA foveola	13.27 ± 3.08	26	13.06 ± 4.06	18	0.846
ECA glands	5.62 ± 4.37	26	8.00 ± 5.15	18	0.107

ECA: Erythrina cristagalli agglutinin; SNA: Sambucus nigra agglutinin.