2. Expression of PGC and MG7 protein in different gastric diseases.
| Gastric diseases | Number | PGC | MG7 | |||
| Positive rate [n (%)] | P | Positive rate [n (%)] | P | |||
| *, vs. NAG; #, vs. AG; PGC, pepsinogen C; NAG, non-atrophic gastritis; AG, atrophic gastritis; GC, gastric cancer. | ||||||
| NAG | 140 | 128 (91.4) | − | 21 (15.0) | − | |
| AG | 68 | 18 (26.5) | <0.001* | 56 (82.4) | <0.001* | |
| GC | 77 | 0 (0) | <0.001*, <0.001# | 73 (94.8) | <0.001*, 0.016# | |