Table 4

Comparison of frequency of occurrence of preneoplastic conditions in relation to severity at all biopsy sites in all patients. No significant differences were identified

Preneoplastic conditionAntrumAngulusCorpus
Atrophic gastritis
 Mild (1)17257
 Moderate (2)6103
 Severe (3)8712
Total314222
Intestinal metaplasia
 Mild (1)19127
 Moderate (2)424
 Severe (3)453
Total271914