Table 1.

VDR expression in normal, premalignant, and malignant gastric tissues

Histological type	NO. of cases	VDR			p
		(+)	(-)	PR (%)
Normal gastric tissue	92	76	16	82.61	0.001*
Premalignant gastric tissue	148	109	39	73.64
Malignant gastric tissue	92	53	39	57.61

^*Indicates statistical significance.