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Table 4 Association between serum levels of tumor markers and stool antigen test

From: The clinical significance of some serum tumor markers among chronic patients with Helicobacter pylori infections in Ibb Governorate, Yemen

Variable

SAT

P value

Positive

Negative

CEA

Mean ± SD

3.34 ± 2.39

2.43 ± 1.79

<0.001*

CA19-9

Mean ± SD

22.96 ± 14.5

17.22 ± 11.27

0.002*

CA72-4

Mean ± SD

4.39 ± 2.74

2.93 ± 2.12

<0.001*

  1. Data represented by independent sample t test CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9: cancer antigen 19-9, CA72-4: cancer antigen 72-4 and SAT: stool antigen test, *P < 0.05 considered significant
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

ISSN: 1750-9378

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