Classification of the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ), demographic data, Helicoabcter pylori status, and prevalence of intestinal metaplasia at the SCJ
| Group I (n = 315) | Group II (eccentric SCJ) (n = 60) | Group II (tongues of Barrett’s oesophagus) (n = 32) | Group II (segments of Barrett’s oesophagus) (n = 16) | p Value (χ2) | |
| Age (y) | 52.2 (16.2) | 54.8 (14.8) | 59.1 (14.1) | 62.6 (9.4) | 0.005 |
| No of men | 148 (47) | 35 (58.3) | 24 (75) | 13 (81.3) | 0.0004 |
| H pylori positive | 156 (49.5) | 22 (36.7) | 15 (46.9) | 6 (37.5) | NS |
| Intestinal metaplasia3-150 | 42 (13.4) | 9 (15) | 14 (43.8) | 14 (87.5) | <0.0001 |
Values are expressed as number (%) except for age which is expressed as mean (SD).
↵3-150 Intestinal metaplasia found in biopsy specimens from the SCJ.
p values are for comparison of patients from group I with those from group II as a whole.