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. 1999 Sep;67(9):4594–4602. doi: 10.1128/iai.67.9.4594-4602.1999

TABLE 3.

Correlation of gastritis (percent of gastric mucosa) with epithelial changes

Epithelial change r2 Slope of regression line (P)
Mucus metaplasia 0.68 0.73 (<0.0001)
Intestinal metaplasia 0.76 0.71 (<0.0001)
Epithelial erosions 0.26 0.10 (0.004)
Labeling index 0.45 0.13 (0.0003)