Table 5.
Comparison of histological scores between Western-type CagA and East–Asian-type CagA strains of different ethnic groups.
| Cell Infiltration | Western-Type CagA E De (n = 73) |
East Asian-Type CagA E De (n = 16) |
East Asian-Type CagA Non-E De (n = 81) |
East Asian-Type CagA Kinh (n = 103) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histological scoresMean (median) | ||||
| Antrum | ||||
| Neutrophil | 1.2 (1) | 1.2 (1) | 1.7 (2) a | 1.2 (1) |
| Monocyte | 1.5 (2) | 1.7 (2) | 2.1 (2) a | 1.7 (2) |
| Atrophy | 0.9 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 0.9 (1) |
| IM | 0.03 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (0) a | 0.1 (0) |
| Corpus | ||||
| Neutrophil | 0.8 (1) | 0.6 (1) | 0.9 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| Monocyte | 0.6 (1) | 0.5 (1) | 1.0 (1) a | 1.5 (2) a |
| Atrophy | 0.02 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (0) a | 0.6 (1) a |
| IM | 0.01 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.1 (0) |
| OLGA | 0.9 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| OLGIM | 0.04 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (0) a | 0.2 (0) a |
a p < 0.05 by Mann–Whitney test when compared with Western type CagA E De.