Table 4.
Difference in esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) findings between high and normal CA72-4 level groups.
| EGD Finding | High CA72-4 Level (n = 557) |
Normal CA72-4 Level (n = 7200) |
p-Value † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 214 (38.4%) | 3454 (48%) | |
| Reflux esophagitis | 143 (25.7%) | 1870 (26%) | 0.877 |
| Gastric ulcer | 53 (9.5%) | 328 (4.6%) | <0.001 |
| Gastric polyps | 83 (14.9%) | 776 (10.8%) | 0.003 |
| Gastric erosions | 74 (13.3%) | 792 (11%) | 0.099 |
| Atrophic gastritis | 57 (10.2%) | 566 (7.9%) | 0.047 |
| Gastric submucosal tumor | 23 (4.1%) | 291 (4.0%) | 0.920 |
| Esophageal cancer | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.03%) | 0.694 |
| Gastric cancer | 1 (0.18%) | 2 (0.03%) | 0.079 |
† Statistical significant difference is indicated by a bold number.