Serum Indicators Reflecting Gastric Function May Also Correlate with Other Extragastric Diseases

Table 3

The correlation between gastric function indicators and ALT and ALP levels in serum.

Gastric function	ALT level quartiles^a					ALP level quartiles^b
	Q1 ()	Q2 ()	Q3 ()	Q4 ()		Q1 ()	Q2 ()	Q3 ()	Q4 ()
PGI	89.7 (69.9–115.85)	97.95 (76.08–121.7)	96.2 (72.28–121.7)	95.3 (72.3–119.4)	0.923	89 (70.3–118.5)	95.95 (77.05–116.48)	96.7 (73–123.85)	95.5 (73.65–122.88)	0.397
PGII	7.25 (5.18–13.03)	7.6 (5.53–11.53)	7.21 (5.18–12.13)	7.8 (5.1–12)	0.640	7.3 (5.0–12.5)	7.2 (5.3–11)	8.05 (5.58–12.6)	7.6 (5.3–12.03)	0.331
PGI/II	11.69 (8.01–15.29)	12.41 (9.56–15.7)	12.17 (8.59–15.05)	12.1 (8.9–15.64)	0.639	12.04 (8.57–15.69)	12.92 (9.13–15.67)	11.64 (8.76–15.37)	11.98 (8.9–15.3)	0.947
G17	2.28 (0.9–6.63)	2.35 (0.86–5.55)	2.35 (0.83–6.14)	1.9 (0.9–5.4)	0.267	2.1 (0.6–5.7)	1.65 (0.8–5.38)	2.6 (1.14–6.36)	2.53 (0.99–6.31)	0.146

ALT: aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.
^aQuartile 1 (6–15 U/L); quartile 2 (16–22 U/L); quartile 3 (23–32 U/L); quartile 4 (33–765 U/L).
^bQuartile 1 (30–56 U/L); quartile 2 (57–67 U/L); quartile 3 (68–79 U/L); quartile 4 (80–208 U/L).
The values listed in the table are median and interquartile range.