Table 4 Molecular alterations in IM among the Hp, AG, and GC groups.

From: Long-term effects of H. pylori eradication on epigenetic alterations related to gastric carcinogenesis

No. of IM samples

Hp group

AG group

GC group

Hp vs AG group

GC vs AG group

n = 21

(%)

n = 23

(%)

n = 35

(%)

P

P

OR (95% CI)

MSI

8

(38.1)

4

(17.4)

5

(14.3)

0.18

1

 

CIMP

7

(33.3)

3

(13.0)

19

(54.3)

0.16

0.002

7.92 (1.98–31.60)

 

Estimate

SE

P

Estimate

SE

P

CDH1

7

(33.3)

2

(8.7)

7

(20.0)

0.33

0.13

0.01

0.11

0.12

0.35

CDKN2A

0

(0)

1

(4.3)

0

(0)

−0.03

0.03

0.26

−0.03

0.02

0.20

MLH1

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

MGMT

0

(0)

0

(0)

3

(8.6)

0.04

0.07

0.56

0.10

0.06

0.11

MINT1

13

(61.9)

18

(78.3)

26

(74.3)

−0.15

0.15

0.30

−0.02

0.13

0.85

MINT31

12

(57.1)

10

(43.5)

24

(68.6)

0.19

0.16

0.24

0.27

0.14

0.07

RUNX3

6

(28.6)

5

(21.7)

17

(48.6)

0.05

0.14

0.71

0.23

0.12

0.07

miR-124a-3

21

(100)

19

(86.4)a

31

(88.6)

0.13

0.11

0.24

−0.02

0.09

0.85

miR-34c

13

(61.9)

12

(54.5)b

20

(58.8)c

−0.01

0.17

0.95

−0.01

0.15

0.92

  1. a,b and c indicate 19 of 22, 12 of 22, and 20 of 34, respectively.
  2. IM, intestinal metaplasia; SE, standard error; MSI, microsatellite instability; CIMP, CpG island methylator phenotype.