Data of all patients with intestinal metaplasia at the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ)
| Group I (n = 42) | Group II (eccentric SCJ) (n = 9) | Group II (tongues of Barrett’s oesophagus) (n = 14) | Group II (segments of Barrett’s oesophagus) (n = 14) | p Value (χ2) | |
| Age (y) | 60.1 (13.2) | 52.5 (14.1) | 57.7 (14.5) | 62.9 (13.9) | NS |
| Males | 19 (45.2) | 7 (77.8) | 12 (85.7) | 11 (78.6) | 0.0004 |
| H pylori positive | 34 (81) | 2 (22.2) | 6 (42.9) | 5 (37.5) | <0.0001 |
| Gastric intestinal metaplasia | 26 (61.9) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (21.4) | 0.0001 |
| Reflux symptoms | 5 (11.9) | 7 (77.8) | 8 (57.1) | 12 (85.7) | <0.0001 |
| Erosive oesophagitis | 5 (11.9) | 4 (44.4) | 7 (50) | 12 (85.7) | <0.0001 |
Values are expressed as number (%) except for age which is expressed as mean (SD).
p values are for comparison of patients from group I with those from group II as a whole.