Table 2.
pH spot measurements (by EndoFaster®) and gastric mucosal histopathology in the 124 included patients.
| Corpus atrophy∗ n (%) |
No corpus atrophy∗∗ n (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pH < 3 | 11 (14.1) | 67 (85.9) | <0.0001 |
| ≤3 pH < 4.5 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
| pH ≥ 4.5 | 40 (90.9) | 4 (9.1) | <0.0001 |
∗Atrophy detected only in the gastric body OR both in the gastric body plus antrum (pan-atrophy). ∗∗Atrophy detected only in the gastric antrum OR absence of atrophy.