Table 2.

Comparison between five groups

	N	Serum L1CAM expression	P value*
		Mean ± SD
GC	148	28.687 ±14.162	<0.001
Early-stage GC (0+I+II)	47	35.265 ±16.300	<0.001
Advanced-stage GC (III+IV)	101	25.625 ±11.951	<0.001
EJA	59	34.506 ±19.408	<0.001
Early-stage EJA (0+I+II)	13	33.522 ±16.972	0.038
Advanced-stage EJA (III+IV)	46	34.784 ±20.207	<0.001
Normal controls	148	49.325 ±31.722

*Compared with normal controls. GC: Gastric cancers; EJA: Esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas.