Table 3.
The profiles according to the cutoff value with 29 pg/dL of serum gastrin in patients with history of abdominal surgery
| Gastrin, pg/dL (n = 95) | P | ||
| ≥29 (n = 52) | <29 (n = 43) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Age, yr | 61.10 ± 11.72 | 57.88 ± 10.08 | 0.16 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 9 (17.3) | 14 (32.6) | 0.08 |
| Female | 42 (82.9) | 29 (67.4) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.44 ± 4.21 | 23.90 ± 3.37 | 0.51 |
| Type of operation | |||
| Hysterectomy | 19 (36.5) | 18 (41.9) | |
| Gastrectomy | 2 (3.8) | 3 (7.0) | 0.63 |
| Cholecystectomy | 31 (59.6) | 22 (51.2) | |
| GBT profiles | |||
| Total H2, ppm | 288.19 ± 474.81 | 192.40 ± 248.54 | 0.21 |
| Total CH4, ppm | 158.33 ± 86.03 | 184.12 ± 156.71 | 0.31 |
| Positive GBT | 20 (38.5) | 9 (20.9) | 0.06 |
| H2 | 13 (25.0) | 3 (7.0) | 0.04 |
| CH4 | 0 (0) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Mixed | 7 (13.5) | 4 (9.3) | |
| PG profilesa | |||
| PG I, ng/mL | 71.67 ± 52.41 | 48.89 ± 26.06 | <0.01 |
| PG II, ng/mL | 20.68 ± 13.73 | 13.05 ± 8.99 | <0.01 |
| Gastrin, pg/dL | 79.09 ± 90.67 | 19.49 ± 5.13 | <0.01 |
| PG I/II ratio | 4.01 ± 2.25 | 4.21 ± 1.49 | 0.62 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).
BMI, body mass index; CH4, methane; GBT, glucose breath test; H2, hydrogen; PG, pepsinogen.
a
A total of 95 patients undergoing tests for PG profiles were included.