Table 4.

Comparison of the Histological Findings between Group A and B (after Matching).

		Group A (n=54)		Group B (n=54)		p value
Greater curvature of the antrum
Inflammation		0.78±0.57		0.28±0.45		<0.01
Atrophy		1.13±0.87		0.64±0.77		<0.01
Intestinal metaplasia		0.78±0.82		0.46±0.77		0.02
Lesser curvature of the corpus
Inflammation		0.89±0.42		0.64±0.59		<0.01
Atrophy		1.62±1.01		0.92±1.01		<0.01
Intestinal metaplasia		1.57±1.19		0.85±0.98		<0.01
Greater curvature of the corpus
Inflammation		0.59±0.60		0.35±0.48		0.03
Atrophy		0.44±0.75		0.19±0.49		0.06
Intestinal metaplasia		0.40±0.79		0.17±0.47		0.11

Data are presented as mean±standard deviation.