Table 1.

Samples' H.p. and CagA status, patient age and sex, indication and the diagnosis for gastroscopy and histopathological score (^**score).

Sample ID	Reads*	H.p./CagA	Age	Sex	indication	diagnosis	Score**
P005-Z08	11346	H.p.−	23	F	cd	nf	na
P002-Z18	11460	H.p.−	38	F	rs	g, r	na
P003-Z10	13651	H.p.−	56	M	uap	g	na
P001-Z14	17305	H.p.−	56	F	uap	ci	na
P004-Z10e	18310	H.p.−	83	M	bl	g, r, u	na
P001-Z12	29111	H.p.−	54	M	uap	g, r, öv	na
P007-Z08	35447	H.p.−	50	M	uap	r	na
P001-Z13	36680	H.p.−	66	M	rs	nf	na
P004-Z17	39276	H.p.−	27	M	uap	nf	na
P001-Z18	45063	H.p.−	50	M	un	r	na
P052-Z10	15743	H.p.+/CagA−	50	F	un	g	3+
P107-Z15	16451	H.p.+/CagA−	51	M	rs	g, r, he	2+
P033-Z12	26728	H.p.+/CagA−	66	F	un	g, r	1+
P008-Z17	26941	H.p.+/CagA−	34	F	uap	nf	2+
P058-Z14	27627	H.p.+/CagA−	43	M	rs	g, ci	3+
P080-Z15	44882	H.p.+/CagA−	76	F	uap	g, he	2+
P003-Z15	48255	H.p.+/CagA−	69	F	cu	g	2+
P022-Z12	48502	H.p.+/CagA−	75	F	un	g, he, di	3+
P066-Z10	57636	H.p.+/CagA−	64	M	bl	g, he	2+
P022-Z13	188261	H.p.+/CagA−	71	F	cu	g	2+
P121-Z15	11223	H.p.+/CagA+	33	M	uap	g	2+
P029-Z13	13309	H.p.+/CagA+	37	F	rs	nf	3+
P047-Z15	13310	H.p.+/CagA+	40	M	uap	g, ud	2+
P060-Z15	16297	H.p.+/CagA+	59	F	rs	g, r	2+
P062-Z14	20451	H.p.+/CagA+	51	F	rs	ci	3+
P021-Z12	27768	H.p.+/CagA+	21	F	ibs	g	3+
P008-Z08	33557	H.p.+/CagA+	32	M	uap	g	3+
P022-Z17	59142	H.p.+/CagA+	50	M	an	nf	2+
P061-Z10	73327	H.p.+/CagA+	32	F	ibs	g, di, l	3+
P045-Z10-A	79271	H.p.+/CagA+	51	M	bl	g	3+

^*Total Reads after quality filtering but before rarefaction to 11.200 reads for Qiime analysis. na: not applicable. e: not included to statistical analysis. Indication: an: anemia, bl: bleeding, cd: celiac disease, cu: check-up, ibs: irritable bowel syndrome, rs: reflux symptoms, uap: upper abdominal pain, un: unknown. Diagnosis: ci: cardiac insufficiency, di: duodenal inflammation, g: gastritis, he: hernia, l: lymphoedema, nf: no finding, öv: ösophagus varizen, r: reflux, u: ulcer, ud: ulcer duodenum.