Table 4.
The distribution of H. pylori infection, inflammatory (neutrophil) activity, intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia according to the grade of gastric atrophy.
| Gastric atrophy | Cases (N) | Gender | H. pylori infection | Inflammatory activity | Intestinal metaplasia | Dysplasia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | ||
| Mild (%) | 2291 | 1144 | 1147 | 1818 | 473 (20.65) | 1625 | 666 (29.07) | 496 | 1795 (78.35) | 2230 | 61 (2.66) |
| Moderate (%) | 1514 | 821 | 693 | 1174 | 340 (22.46) | 1005 | 509 (33.62) | 117 | 1397 (92.27) | 1453 | 61 (4.03) |
| Severe (%) | 164 | 86 | 78 | 143 | 21 (12.80) | 126 | 38 (23.17) | 9 | 155 (94.51) | 152 | 12 (7.32) |
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| Total (%) | 3969 | 2051 | 1918 | 3135 | 834 (21.01) | 2756 | 1213 (30.56) | 622 | 3347 (84.33) | 3835 | 134 (3.38) |
| P | 0.034 | 0.013 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
Note. The numbers in parentheses represent the percentage of H. pylori infection, inflammatory activity, intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia in patients with different degrees of gastric atrophy.