Table 1 Correlation between TIGAR positivity and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with gastric precancerous lesions
Variable | Case | Strong positivity | Weak positivity/ absent | P-value, strong vs weak/absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
  < 60 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0.803 |
  ≥ 60 | 25 | 14 | 11 | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0.529 |
 Female | 35 | 19 | 16 | |
Location of lesion | ||||
 Body | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.907 |
 Angle | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
 Antrum | 34 | 21 | 13 | |
 Multiple | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
Helicobacter pylori infection | ||||
 Negative | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0.268 |
 Positive | 41 | 26 | 15 | |
Histopathological category | ||||
 Normal gastric epithelium | 52 | 19 | 33 | 0.020 |
 Gastric precancerous lesions | 69 | 40 | 29 | |
 Small intestinal-type metaplasia | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.732 |
 Colonic-type metaplasia | 16 | 7 | 9 | |
 Mild dysplasia | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.409 |
 Moderate dysplasia | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
 Severe dysplasia | 8 | 6 | 2 | |