Table 3.

Comparison of the Histological Findings between Group A and B.

		Group A (n=61)		Group B (n=122)		p value
Greater curvature of the antrum
Inflammation		0.77±0.56		0.33±0.47		<0.01
Atrophy		1.17±0.90		0.58±0.77		<0.01
Intestinal metaplasia		0.80±0.85		0.38±0.71		<0.01
Lesser curvature of the corpus
Inflammation		0.89±0.45		0.62±0.57		<0.01
Atrophy		1.59±0.99		0.84±0.96		<0.01
Intestinal metaplasia		1.52±1.16		0.77±0.95		<0.01
Greater curvature of the corpus
Inflammation		0.57±0.59		0.31±0.47		<0.01
Atrophy		0.41±0.72		0.17±0.42		0.02
Intestinal metaplasia		0.35±0.76		0.18±0.53		0.10

Data are presented as mean±standard deviation.