Table 4.

mRNA SLC5A8 expression in 11 infected and 9 non-infected children according to levels of histological damage.

	Median (IQR) of indicated variable by H. pylori status
		Infected		Non-infected	P-value
Gastritis	(N)		(N)
Normal	0	NS	6	1.80 (1.21–2.19)
Mild	5	0.29 (0.20–0.45)	5	1.94 (1.06–3.74)	0.34
Moderate	4	0.07 (0,02–0.07)	0	NS
Severe	0	NS	0	NS
Inflammatory activity
Presence	5	0.10 (0.09–0.37)	0	NS
Absence	4	0.06 (0.02–0.10)	11	2.00 (0.35–3.64)	0.03
Lymphoid Follicles
Presence	2	0.0254 (0.025–0.026)	0	NS
Absence	7	0,20 (0,09–0,45)	11	1.88 (0.55–2.60)	0.016
Atrophy
Presence	0	NS	1	1,81
Absence	9	0.10 (0.06–0.29)	10	1.94 (0.35–3.74)	0.01

+NS: No subjects in this category.