1. Increased basal serum gastrin is related to both atrophy and H pylori infection but not to ageing perse. 2. Fasting serum gastrin was measured by a GASK-PR radioimmunoassay kit from Oris Company, France. 3. Increased basal serum gastrin is related to both atrophy and H pylori infection but not to ageing per se. 4. For basal serum gastrin as the dependent variable, three variables -- age, H pylori status, and atrophy -- were considered. 5. For gastric acid secretion, basal serum gastrin was considered in addition to these three variables. 6. H pylori infected subjects had higher serum gastrin concentrations on average than uninfected subjects. 7. Increased basal serum gastrin is related to atrophy and to infection with H pylori. |
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