Expression of serum miR-20a-5p, let-7a, and miR-320a and their correlations with pepsinogen in atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer: a case–control study

Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects

Variables	Control	Atrophic gastritis	Gastric cancer
Variables	n = 103	n = 94	n = 94
Gender
Male	65(63.1%)	61(64.9%)	59(62.8%)
Female	38(36.9%)	33(35.1%)	35(37.2%)
	P = 0.948
Age(years)
Mean	59.1 ± 10.6	60.4 ± 11.2	60.2 ± 11.1
Range	23-80	28-83	27-80
	P = 0.654
H.pylori infection status
Hp-	60(58.3%)	48(51.1%)	53(56.4%)
Hp+	43(41.7%)	46(48.9%)	41(43.6%)
	P = 0.580

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