Table 2.
Patient characteristics by histopathologic findings.
| Final diagnosis | Total | p ∗ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive gastritis | Helicobacter pylori | |||
| Age group | N = 289 | N = 180 | N = 469 | |
| 15-29 | 87 (79.1%) | 23 (20.9%) | 110 | <0.001∗ |
| 30-39 | 78 (60.0%) | 52 (40.0%) | 130 | |
| 40-49 | 74 (57.8%) | 54 (42.2%) | 128 | |
| 50-59 | 30 (46.9%) | 34 (53.1%) | 64 | |
| 60-74 | 20 (54.1%) | 17 (45.9%) | 37 | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 38.4 ± 12.4 | 42.6 ± 12.0 | 40.0 ± 12.5 | <0.001∗ |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 112 (59.6%) | 79 (41.4%) | 191 (41.0%) | 0.271 |
| Female | 177 (63.7%) | 101 (36.3%) | 278 (59.0%) | |
| Preendoscopy | ||||
| Yes | 26 (51.0%) | 25 (49.0%) | 51 (10.9%) | 0.098 |
| No | 263 (62.9%) | 155 (37.1%) | 418 (89.1%) | |
| Proton pump inhibitors intake | ||||
| Yes | 37 (71.2%) | 15 (28.8%) | 52 (10.8%) | 0.134 |
| No | 252 (60.4%) | 165 (39.6%) | 417 (89.2%) | |
| Number of sections for histology | ||||
| 1 to 2 | 145 (67.4%) | 70 (32.6%) | 215 (45.8%) | 0.017∗ |
| 4 to 6 | 144 (56.7%) | 110 (43.3%) | 254 (54.2%) | |
∗Indicates a significant relationship.