Antibodies linked to atrophic chronic gastritis in the European dyspeptic population (n=235)
| NACG | ACG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | |
| NACG, non-atrophic chronic gastritis; ACG, atrophic chronic gastritis; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. | ||||||
| Anti-CagA | ||||||
| Negative | 56 | 83.6 | 11 | 16.4 | 1 | — |
| Positive | 117 | 69.6 | 51 | 30.4 | 2.22 | 1.1–4.6 |
| Anti-VacA | ||||||
| Negative | 121 | 78.1 | 34 | 21.9 | 1 | — |
| Positive | 52 | 65.0 | 28 | 35.0 | 1.92 | 1.1–3.5 |
| Anti-CagA-anti-VacA | ||||||
| CagA and VacA neg | 45 | 81.8 | 10 | 18.2 | 1 | — |
| CagA pos only | 76 | 76.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 1.42 | 0.6–3.2 |
| VacA pos only | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.41 | 0.1–3.5 |
| CagA and VacA pos. | 41 | 60.3 | 27 | 39.7 | 2.96 | 1.3–6.9 |