Table 3.
Precancerous lesions in the gastric mucosa in children and adolescents
| Age group |
H. pylori
+
|
Subtotal |
H. pylori
-
|
Subtotal | ||||||
|
n
|
Atrophy
|
IM
|
Dysplasia
|
n
|
Atrophy
|
IM
|
Dysplasia
|
|||
| 1-4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5-8 | 156 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9-12 | 383 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13-18 | 293 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 854 | 37 (4.33%)a | 161 | 1 (0.62%) | ||||||
a
P < 0.05: The incidence of gastric mucosal precancerous lesions was compared between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-positive and H. pylori-negative patients.
IM: Intestinal metaplasia; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.