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. 2009 May 28;7:38. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-38

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
Sexs) 0.071 p > 0.05 - 0.187 p = 0.005
H. pylori infections) - 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.