Table 1.
Clinic‐pathologic characteristics of 99 participants
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age: median (range) | 68 (44–86) |
| Gender: male % (n) | 68.7% (68) |
| Duration after H. pylori eradication: median months (range) | 41 (6–360) |
| Reason for H. pylori eradication: | |
| Gastric or duodenal ulcer % (n) | 23.2% (23) |
| After ER for early gastric cancer | 27.3% (27) |
| Others | 49.5% (49) |
| Gastric cancer occurrence | |
| Gastric cancer diagnosed before H. pylori eradication | 27.3% (27) |
| Gastric cancer diagnosed after H. pylori eradication | 34.3% (34)a |
| Cancer free | 45.4% (45) |
ER, endoscopic resection.
a
For seven cases, metachronous gastric cancer was detected after subsequent H. pylori eradication after ER.