Table 3 Comparison of scores for histological findings before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication.

	Neutrophils		Mononuclear cells		Intestinal metaplasia
	H pylori eradication		H pylori eradication		H pylori eradication
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Group A	0.65 (0.10)*	0.03 (0.03)*	1.54 (0.11)†,‡	1.03 (0.10)†	1.4 (0.6)§	1.3 (0.8)
Group B	0.40 (0.13)	0.20 (0.09)	1.15 (0.17)‡	1.00 (0.10)	2.1 (0.9)§	1.9 (0.9)

*p<0.0001, †p<0.005, ‡, ¶p<0.05.

Numbers are mean (SEM).