Helicobacter pylori +ve | Helicobacter pylori −ve | |
---|---|---|
*No significant difference between H pylori +ve v H pylori −ve. | ||
**Proportion of LPMNCs stained for IL-10 protein: p < 0.05 for H pylori +ve v H pylori −ve (Fisher's exact test) using pooled values (scores 0–1 and 2–3). | ||
No. of cases studied | 13 | 16 |
Epithelium* | ||
Absent (0) | 0 | 3 |
Weak (1) | 1 | 3 |
Moderate (2) | 7 | 8 |
Strong (3) | 5 | 2 |
LPMNCs** | ||
Absent (0) | 0 | 4 |
<10% (1) | 1 | 5 |
10–50% (2) | 11 | 7 |
>50% (3) | 1 | 0 |