Multivariate analysis of variance of factors which could account for the low intact gastric mucosal bFGF concentrations measured by ELISA
| Factor | F ratio | p Value |
| NSAID use | 0.38 | 0.54 |
| Atrophic gastritis | 0.77 | 0.52 |
| H pyloristatus | 1.27 | 0.28 |
| Reactive gastritis | 1.52 | 0.20 |
| Inflammatory gastritis | 1.62 | 0.17 |
| Presence of gastric ulcer | 18.60 | <0.0001 |