Table 3.
Serum levels of soluble heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor between normal mucosa/chronic superficial gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis or between normal mucosa and chronic superficial gastritis
| Groups | Serum sHB-EGF1 (pg/mL) |
| Normal mucosa/CSG (n = 30) | 86.4 ± 73.5 |
| CAG (n = 30) | 102.9 ± 93.1 |
| P value2 | 0.449 |
| Normal mucosa (n = 15) | 83.1 ± 59.0 |
| CSG (n = 15) | 89.7 ± 87.6 |
| P value2 | 0.811 |
1
Tested value is expressed as the mean ± SD.
2
An independent sample t-test is applied to compare the differences of means between two groups. P < 0.05 (two-tailed) was considered statistically significant. sHB-EGF: Soluble heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor. CSG: Chronic superficial gastritis; CAG: Chronic atrophic gastritis.