Median Sydney scores (0–3) for the antrum and corpus biopsy specimens at baseline (T0) and at 12 months' follow-up (T12) in persistently H pylori positive patients
| T0 | T12 | p Value2-150 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrum | |||
| Chronic inflammation | 2 | 1 | <0.0001 |
| Active inflammation | 1 | 0 | 0.002 |
| Atrophy | 2 | 2 | 0.89 |
| Intestinal metaplasia | 0 | 0 | — |
| H pyloridensity | 3 | 1 | <0.0001 |
| Corpus | |||
| Chronic inflammation | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Active inflammation | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Atrophy | 1 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Intestinal metaplasia | 0 | 0 | — |
| H pyloridensity | 2 | 1 | 0.01 |
↵2-150 Wilcoxon two sample test.