Table 1

Association between clinicopathological factors and response to the Helicobacter pylori eradication

FactorsNo. of response/all patientsResponse rate (%)p Value*
Age
  ≤60 years164/206800.2048
  ≥61 years159/21474
Sex
 Male128/184700.0023
 Female195/23683
H pylori status
 Positive317/37684<0.0001
 Negative6/4414
Dominant site of lesion
 Proximal/multiple113/17266<0.0001
 Distal two-thirds210/24885
Endoscopic type
 Superficial241/28285<0.0001
 Others82/13859
Clinical stage
 I304/37880<0.0001
 II1 or more19/4245
Depth of invasion by EUS (n=341)
 Mucosa156/17987<0.0001
 Submucosa or beyond98/16260
t(11;18)/API2-MALT1 (n=206)
 Positive3/3010<0.0001
 Negative130/17674
  • * Fisher exact probability test; p<0.0062 is significant using the Bonferroni correction.

  • EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography.