Table 1

Demographic characteristics and distribution of gastritis in patients with and controls without reflux oesophagitis

1 Oesophagitis and Barrett’s (n=154)2 Erosive oesophagitis (n=116)3 Control subjects (n=148)1 versus 3
p value		2 versus 3
p value
Mean age in years (SD) 57 (14)58 (14)54 (15)0.05120.0363
Sex (%)
 Men120 (78%)91 (78%)92 (62%)0.00280.0044
 Women 34 (22%)25 (22%)56 (38%)
Race (%)
 White 64 (42%)65 (56%)63 (43%)0.60020.0806
 Hispanic 71 (46%)45 (39%)72 (49%)
 Others 19 (12%) 6 (5%)13 (9%)
H pylori infection1-150  67 (44%)46 (40%)64 (43%)0.95940.5573
Gastritis distribution (%)
 Antrum acute gastritis1-151  49 (32%)31 (27%)55 (37%)0.39240.0725
 Antrum chronic gastritis1-151  83 (55%)61 (53%)97 (66%)0.06180.0331
 Corpus acute gastritis 39 (25%)22 (19%)54 (36%)0.03570.0018
 Corpus chronic gastritis 74 (48%)50 (43%)96 (65%)0.00320.0004
 Cardia acute gastritis1-152  42 (29%) 6 (5%)50 (35%)0.27280.0000
 Cardia chronic gastritis1-152  77 (54%)57 (49%)93 (66%)0.03740.0071

  • ↵1-150 By histology of biopsy specimens from any part of the stomach.

  • ↵1-151 Antral biopsy specimens available for 151 patients and 148 controls.

  • ↵1-152 Cardia biopsy specimens available for 143 patients and 141 controls.