Skip to main content
. 2020 Sep 22;8(10):E1365–E1370. doi: 10.1055/a-1230-3586

Table 2. Current practice in assessment and reporting of AG & IM.

All (n = 249) Japan & Korea (n = 34) Rest of world (n = 215) P value
Report on endoscopic finding of AG & IM 0.000

  • Both AG and IM

 176 (70.7 %) 18 (52.9 %) 158 (73.5 %)

  • AG only

  42 (16.9 %) 15 (44.1 %)  27 (12.6 %)

  • IM only

  12 (4.8 %)  0  12 (5.6 %)

  • None

  19 (7.6 %)  1 (2.9 %)  18 (8.4 %)
Classification system used for AG 0.000

  • Kimura-Takemoto

  57 (22.9 %) 32 (94.1 %)  25 (11.6 %)

  • Kyoto classification

  11 (4.4 %)  2 (5.9 %)   9 (4.2 %)

  • OLGA

  81 (32.5 %)  0  81 (37.7 %)

  • Others

  19 (7.6 %)  0  19 (8.8 %)

  • None

  81 (32.5 %)  0  81 (37.7 %)
Report on distribution of IM 0.001

  • Yes

 151 (60.6 %) 12 (35.3 %) 142 (64.7 %)

  • No

  54 (21.7 %) 15 (44.1 %)  39 (18.1 %)

  • Maybe

  44 (17.7 %)  7 (20.6 %)  37 (17.2 %)
Biopsy for diagnosis of AG or IM 0.000

  • Yes

 178 (71.5 %)  3 (8.8 %) 175 (81.4 %)

  • No

  34 (13.7 %) 26 (76.5 %)   8 (3.7 %)

  • Maybe

  37 (14.9 %)  5 (14.7 %)  32 (14.9 %)
Number of biopsies taken 0.000

  • 0

  30 (12.0 %) 24 (74.2 %)   6 (2.8 %)

  • 1

  22 (8.8 %)  4 (12.9 %)  18 (8.4 %)

  • 2

  44 (17.7 %)  4 (12.9 %)  40 (18.6 %)

  • 3

  23 (9.2 %)  1 (2.9 %)  22 (10.2 %)

  • 4

  47 (18.9 %)  0  47 (21.9 %)

  • 5

  83 (33.3 %)  1 (2.9 %)  82 (38.1 %)

AG, atrophic gastritis; IM, intestinal metaplasia; OLGA, Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment