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Table 1 Presence of P. gingivalis and Lys-gingipain (Kgp) detected by specific antibodies in normal esophagus mucosa, cancerous and adjacent tissues of ESCC

From: Presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in esophagus and its association with the clinicopathological characteristics and survival in patients with esophageal cancer

Factors

Pg positive cases (%)

KGP positive cases (%)

ESCC samples (n = 100)

61 (61)*

66 (66)*

Adjacent normal tissues (n = 100)

12 (12)*

17 (17)*

Normal esophageal mucosa (n = 30)

0 (0)*

0 (0)*

  1. *p < 0.01