Intestinal metaplasia at squamocolumnar junction (n=21) | No intestinal metaplasia at squamocolumnar junction (n=96) | Significance | |
Reflux symptoms | 8 (38%) | 42 (44%) | NS |
Endoscopic oesophagitis (grade 2 or 3) | 2 (10%) | 13 (14%) | NS |
Hiatus hernia | 3 (14%) | 16 (17%) | NS |
Histological features of reflux oesophagitis | 0 | 8 (8%) | NS |