Demographic, endoscopic, and histological characteristics of patients with junctional complete or incomplete intestinal metaplasia (IM) compared with those of the control group without these lesions
| Junctional complete IM (%) (n=134) | Junctional incomplete IM (%) (n=101) | Non-IM group (%) (n=823) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) age (y) | 65.0 (62.5 to 67.4) | 65.3 (62.8 to 67.7) | 54.9 (53.8 to 56.1) |
| Male:female | 1:1.5 | 1:1.2 | 1:1.5 |
| Reflux symptoms | 17 (11–24) | 14 (7–21) | 14 (13–17) |
| NSAID use | 21 (14–28) | 28 (19–37) | 22 (19–25) |
| Smoking | 21 (7–42) | 26 (17–36) | 19 (13–29) |
| Endoscopic erosive oesophagitis | 13 (7–18) | 22 (14–30)** | 13 (11–15) |
| Hiatal hernia | 10 (2–27) | 25 (14–40) | 18 (14–22) |
| Histological oesophagitis | 27 (19–34) | 21 (13–29) | 26 (23–29) |
| Gastric H pyloriinfection | 55 (47–64)** | 52 (42–61)1-150 | 39 (36–42) |
| Carditis | 87 (82–93)*** | 92 (85–97)*** | 73 (70–76) |
| Cardiac H pylori infection | 38 (30–46)*** | 32 (23–41) | 24 (21–27) |
Smoking and hiatal hernia were analysed only for a subgroup.Helicobacter pylori was diagnosed histologically. “Carditis” is chronic inflammation in histologically verified gastric cardiac mucosa.
↵1-150 p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 compared with non-IM group.
CI, confidence interval; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.