Comparison of histology of cagA positive patients
| Antral atrophy | Antral IM | Antral activity | Antral CI | Corpus atrophy | Corpus IM | Corpus activity | Corpus CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI, chronic inflammation; IM, intestinal metaplasia; IQR, interquartile range; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. | ||||||||
| UK score (median (IQR)) | 2 (0–4) | 0 (0–10 | 2 (0–4) | 5 (3–8) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) |
| Japan score (median (IQR)) | 4 (2–6) | 0 (0–40 | 4 (0.5–5) | 6 (4–8) | 3 (0–5) | 0 (0–3) | 4 (0.5–4) | 5.5 (4–7) |
| Median difference (95% CI) | 3 (1–3) | 0 (0–0) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0 (0–0) | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–4) |
| Mann-Whitney U test (p value) | <0.0001 | 0.9 | 0.008 | 0.04 | 0.0001 | 0.007 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |