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Table 5 Comparison of serum tumor markers levels among different age groups

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

Age group (years)

N

Tumor markers

CEA

P value

CA19-9

P value

CA7-24

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

< 20

23

1.50 ± 1.27

<0.001*

16.56 ± 11.96

<0.001*

2.27 ± 1.88

<0.001*

20–39

104

2.21 ± 1.83

15.45 ± 11.49

2.69 ± 2.06

40–59

47

3.62 ± 1.88

26.24 ± 13.14

4.97 ± 2.19

˃ 59

26

5.76 ± 1.72

32.43 ± 10.84

6.86 ± 1.96

  1. Data represented by one-way ANOVA, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9: cancer antigen 19-9 and CA72-4: cancer antigen 72-4, *P < 0.05 considered significant
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

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