Table 2.

Correlation between current disease and whiteness of crypt openings in round pit areas n (%)

Whiteness of COs	White-edged dark spot	White	DWP
Diff-GC	16 (35.6)	24 (53.3)	5 (11.1)
Undiff-GC	2 (5.7)	17 (48.6)	16 (45.7)
GU	2 (18.2)	6 (54.5)	3 (27.3)
DU	13 (29.5)	26 (59.1)	5 (11.4)
Gastritis and normal	56 (50.5)	41 (36.9)	14 (12.6)

COs: Crypt openings; Diff-GC: Differentiated-type gastric cancer; DU: Duodenal ulcer; DWP: Dense white pit; GU: Gastric ulcer; Undiff-GC: Undifferentiated-type gastric cancer.