Open AccessSerum pepsinogen levels and their influencing factors: A population-based study in 6990 Chinese from North China
Author(s) -
Liping Sun,
Yuehua Gong,
Lan Wang,
Yuan Yuan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6562
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , medicine , pepsin , atrophic gastritis , helicobacter pylori , odds ratio , population , chinese population , gastric mucosa , stomach , gastritis , biology , enzyme , genotype , biochemistry , environmental health , gene
To explore the essential characteristics of serum pepsinogen (PG) levels in Chinese people, by analyzing the population-based data on the serum levels of PG I and II and the PG I/II ratio, and their influencing factors in Chinese from North China.