Oesophagus | GOJ | Corpus | Antrum | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of type 3 IM (%) | 15/24 (63%)3-160 | 9/18 (50%)† | 0/7 (0%) | 3/15 (20%) |
For each biopsy location, the denominator is the number of patients with intestinal metaplasia at this site. Some patients had intestinal metaplasia at more than one location.
χ2=12.6 (3 df), p<0.01.
↵3-160 p<0.01 versus corpus and p<0.05 versus antrum, †p<0.05 versus corpus.
GOJ, gastro-oesophageal junction.