Helicobacter pylori genotypes and median (range) gastritis score
| babA2+(n=83) | babA2− (n=21) | p Value | vacA m1 (n=43) | vacA m2 (n=58) | p Value | babA2+/cagA+/vacA s1 (n=82) | babA2−/cagA+/vacAs1 (n=20) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison between different groups was made using the Mann-Whitney U test. | |||||||||
| Activity=degree of granulocytic cell infiltration; chronicity=degree of lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltration. | |||||||||
| Antrum | |||||||||
| Activity | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.49 | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.12 | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.59 |
| Chronicity | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.028 | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.34 | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 0.065 |
| Corpus | |||||||||
| Activity | 1.00 (0–2) | 1.00 (0–2) | 0.73 | 1.00 (0–2) | 1.00 (0–2) | 0.77 | 1.00 (0–2) | 1.00 (0–2) | 0.77 |
| Chronicity | 2.00 (1–2) | 2.00 (0–2) | 0.82 | 1.00 (1–2) | 2.00 (0–2) | 0.59 | 2.00 (1–2) | 2.00 (0–2) | 0.99 |