Clinical data for the three groups of patients
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: patients with Helicobacter pylori gastritis and carditis; group 2: patients with normal antrum and corpus but inflammation of cardiac mucosa; group 3: patients with normal antrum and corpus and non-inflamed cardiac mucosa; 10 patients in each group. | |||
| *Erosive and/or histological oesophagitis; †reflux-like symptoms as main indication for gastroscopy. | |||
| There was a significant difference in the presence of oesophagitis between groups 1 and 2 (p = 0.0102, Fischer’s exact test), and a borderline significant difference between H pylori positive (group 1) and H pylori negative (groups 2 and 3) patients (p = 0.0485). | |||
| Male/Female | 3/7 | 4/6 | 2/8 |
| Median age (range) | 38 (19–44) | 37 (24–40) | 32 (22–42) |
| Oesophagitis* | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Hiatus hernia | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Reflux symptoms† | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Z-line irregular | 5 | 8 | 7 |