Effect of H pylori status on amidated gastrin levels
| H pylori −ve | H pylori +ve | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Amidated gastrin (pmol/l) | Number | Amidated gastrin (pmol/l) | Number | |
| Control | 6.5 | 24 | 16 | 29 | |
| Cancer | 8 | 23 | 15 | 33 | |
| Polyp | 9 | 11 | 27 | 18 | |
| Overall | 85-150 | 58 | 195-150 | 80 | |
| Overall % (⩽4) | 17 | 14 | |||
↵5-150 Median amidated gastrin levels were significantly higher inH pylori positive than inH pylori negative patients, p=0.0022 (Kruskal-Wallis test).