Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Atrophic Gastritis in This Study
| GA (n = 609) | GIM (n = 527) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 51.13 (9.95) | 50.83 (9.95) | ||
| BMI, kg/m², mean (SD) | 24.28 (2.92) | 24.06 (3.27) | ||
| Gender, Male, n (%) | 359 (58.95) | 283 (53.70) | ||
| Smoking, n (%) | 253 (41.54) | 225 (42.69) | ||
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 262 (43.02) | 239 (45.35) | ||
| Family history, n (%) | 60 (9.85) | 58 (11.01) | ||
| H. pylori infection, n (%) | 259 (42.53) | 205 (38.90) | ||
| OLGA stage I, n (%) | 184 (30.21) | OLGIM stage I, n (%) | 192 (36.43) | |
| OLGA stage II, n (%) | 264 (43.35) | OLGIM stage II, n (%) | 178 (33.78) | |
| OLGA stage III, n (%) | 99 (16.26) | OLGIM stage III, n (%) | 112 (21.25) | |
| OLGA stage IV, n (%) | 62 (10.18) | OLGIM stage IV, n (%) | 45 (8.54) | |
Abbreviations: GA, gastric atrophy; GIM, gastric intestinal metaplasia; BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; OLGA, operative link on gastritis assessment; OLGIM, operative link on gastric intestinal metaplasia assessment.