Topographic distribution of Helicobacter pylori density and gastric Lewis antigen intensity in 139 Leb positive patients with and without antral atrophy
| Parameter (mean) | Antrum | Body | Cardia | Body+cardia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body+cardia, the summation of the data from the body and cardia; Total, the sum of antrum, body, and cardia, | |||||
| *Significant difference between patients with (AT) and without (non-AT) antral atrophy, analysed by the two tailed Student’s t test (p<0.05). | |||||
| Lea intensity | |||||
| AT (n=80) | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.93 | 1.36 |
| Non-AT (n=59) | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 1.64 |
| Leb intensity | |||||
| AT (n=80) | 1.63* | 2.43 | 2.23 | 4.66 | 6.05 |
| Non-AT (n=59) | 2.15 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 4.51 | 6.44 |
| Lex intensity | |||||
| AT (n=80) | 1.21 | 1.31* | 0.94* | 2.24 * | 2.49 |
| Non-AT (n=59) | 1.28 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 1.66 | 2.24 |
| H pylori density | |||||
| AT (n=80) | 2.52* | 3.65* | 3.05* | 6.71* | 9.23 |
| Non-AT (n=59) | 3.35 | 3.25 | 2.67 | 5.98 | 9.38 |