Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of patients from whom tissue and serum samples were collected
Tissue samples | Serum samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, range) | 71.1, 58–81 years | Gastric cancer (n=51) | |
Male/female | 16/5 | Age (mean, range) | 65.9, 37–87 years |
Stage I | 4 | Male/female | 41/10 |
Stage II | 1 | Stage I | 25 |
Stage III | 4 | Stage II | 7 |
Stage IV | 12 | Stage III | 4 |
Stage IV | 15 | ||
H. pylori (mean, range) | 41.3, 5.0–138.4 | ||
Gastric ulcer/gastritis (n=29) | |||
Age (mean, range) | 40.0, 22–69 years | ||
Male/female (n) | 17/12 | ||
H. pylori (mean, range) (U ml−1) | 23.4, 4.7–133.4 | ||