Serum high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) is closely associated with the clinical and pathologic features of gastric cancer

Table 2 Relationship between serum CEA and HMGB1 levels and clinical characteristics in all patients

Variables	CEA	P- value	HMGB1	P- value
Age* (γ_p)	0.078	p > 0.05	- 0.044	p > 0.05
Sex^† (γ_s)	0.071	p > 0.05	- 0.187	p = 0.005
H. pylori infection^† (γ_s)	- 0.121	p > 0.05	- 0.046	p > 0.05
CEA*(γ_p)	-	-	0.081	p > 0.05
HMGB1*(γ_p)	0.081	p > 0.05	-	-

* This variable is evaluated by Pearson correlation (for continuous variables). γ_p, Pearson correlation coefficients.
^† This variable is evaluated by Spearman correlation (for non-continuous variables). γ_s, Spearman correlation coefficients.

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