Research Article

Serum Gastrin and Pepsinogen Levels after Administration of Acid Secretion Inhibitors for Ulcers due to Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Patients with Early Gastric Cancer

Table 4

Univariate analysis of the host factors that contribute to serum PGI level alterations.

Variables (%)Change of PGI valueUnivariate OR (95% CI) value
Large ()Small ()

Age (years)
 ≥6525 (46.3)29 (53.7)1
 <6513 (59.1)9 (40.9)1.67 (0.61–4.57)0.312
Sex
 Male31 (50.8)30 (49.2)1
 Female7 (46.7)8 (53.3)0.85 (0.27–2.62)1.0
Medicine
 PPI6 (28.6)15 (71.4)1
 PCAB32 (58.2)23 (41.8)3.48 (1.17-10.30)0.021
Endoscopic atrophy
 Closed7 (87.5)1 (12.5)1
 Open31 (45.6)37 (54.4)0.12 (0.01–1.03)0.056
HP infection status
 Present7 (29.2)17 (70.8)1
 Previous31 (59.6)21 (40.4)3.59 (1.27–10.12)0.014

indicates statistically significant values. A is large.