Table 2.
Relationship between serum CEA and HMGB1 levels and clinical characteristics in all patients
Variables | CEA | P-value | HMGB1 | P-value |
Age* (γp) | 0.078 | p > 0.05 | - 0.044 | p > 0.05 |
Sex† (γs) | 0.071 | p > 0.05 | - 0.187 | p = 0.005 |
H. pylori infection† (γs) | - 0.121 | p > 0.05 | - 0.046 | p > 0.05 |
CEA*(γp) | - | - | 0.081 | p > 0.05 |
HMGB1*(γp) | 0.081 | p > 0.05 | - | - |
* This variable is evaluated by Pearson correlation (for continuous variables). γp, Pearson correlation coefficients.
† This variable is evaluated by Spearman correlation (for non-continuous variables). γs, Spearman correlation coefficients.