Table 1.

Patient information. GU—gastric ulcer, DU—duodenal ulcer, PU—peptic ulcer, 1GC—1st stage GC, aGC—advanced GC.

Biopsies					NGM	MiG	MoG	MaG	PanG	U	GC	Total	%
Patients					12	11	11	11	5	12	13	75
Female					4	8	6	3	2	4	5	32	43
Male					8	3	5	8	3	8	8	43	57
Age < 46					9	7	7	10	-	3	6	43	56
Age > 45					3	4	4	1	5	9	7	34	44
Samples					12	22	22	22	5	24	26	133
Female					4	16	12	6	2	8	11	59	44
Male					8	6	10	16	3	16	15	74	56
Normal mucosa—N site					12	11	11	11	-	12	11	68	51
Diseased mucosa—D site					-	11	11	11	5	12	15	65	49
H. pylori positive—HPp					9	14	10	16	3	20	21	93	70
H. pylori negative—HPn					3	8	12	6	2	4	5	40	30
Serum	V	NGM	MiG	MoG	MaG	PanG	GU	DU	PU	1GC	aGC	Total	%
Patients	17	26	30	51	30	12	16	5	2	10	20	219
Female	9	14	13	30	11	3	6	2	-	4	6	98	45
Male	8	12	17	21	19	9	10	3	2	6	14	121	55
Age < 46	17	21	23	40	14	5	6	2	2	7	4	141	64
Age > 45		5	7	11	16	7	10	3	-	3	16	78	36
HPp	10	15	16	25	18	8	9	4	1	7	16	129	59
HPn	7	11	14	26	12	4	7	1	1	3	4	90	41