Association of E-cadherin promoter methylation with age, gastritis, and Helicobacter pylori infection status in 35 patients with dyspepsia
| E-cadherin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Methylated (No (%)) | Unmethylated (No (%)) | p Value | |
| *Mean (SD). | |||
| Age (y)* | 53 (13) | 43 (15) | 0.048 |
| Chronic gastritis | |||
| Present | 11 (35) | 20 (65) | NS |
| Absent | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |
| H pylori | |||
| Present | 10 (53) | 9 (47) | 0.002 |
| Absent | 1 (6) | 15 (94) | |