Results of antral Helicobacter pylori density grade, body H pylori density grade, antral inflammation, body inflammation, antral activity, and body activity
| H pylori infecting groups | AHPDG* Median (range) | AI* Median (range) | AA** Median (range) | BHPDG* Median (range) | BI* Median (range) | BA*, ** Median (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients had been subdivided on the basis of H pylori infecting groups A to D. Group A: cagA−, s2, m2, babA2−; group B: cagA+, s1, m1, babA2+; group C: cagA+, s1, m2, babA2+; group D: cagA+, s1, m2, babA2−. | ||||||
| *p<0.05, group A v group B; | ||||||
| **p<0.05, group A v group C; Mann-Whitney test. | ||||||
| AA, antral activity, AHPDG, antral H pylori density grade; AI, antral inflammation; BA, body activity; BHPDG, body H pylori density grade; BI, body inflammation. | ||||||
| Group A | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (1–6) | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–5) | 1.00 (0–3) |
| Group B | 2.0 (2–3) | 2.0 (1–5) | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (2–3) | 2.00 (1–7) | 0 (0–1) |
| Group C | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (1–5) | 2.00 (1–3) | 2.00 (1–5) | 2.00 (0–5) | 2.00 (0–2) |
| Group D | 2.00 (0–2) | 3.5 (2–5) | 2.00 (0–3) | 2.00 (0–2) | 1.5 (0–5) | 0.50 (0–2) |