Gastroenterol Res

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Original Article

Volume 10, Number 5, October 2017, pages 305-310

Demographic, Endoscopic and Histopathologic Features Among Stool H. pylori Positive and Stool H. pylori Negative Patients With Dyspepsia

Tables

**Table 1.** Baseline Characteristics of Both Groups
	Group I (N = 80)		Group II (N = 71)		P value
	No.	%	No.	%	P value
Age (mean ± SD), range	37.1 ± 9.5 (20 - 56)		37 ± 9.4 (20 - 64)		0.972
Sex					0.869
Male	44	55.0	40	56.3
Female	36	45.0	31	43.7
Smoking	22	27.5	37	52.1	0.002
Socioeconomic status					0.623
Low	46	57.5	38	53.5
High	34	42.5	33	46.5
Education					0.831
Low	46	57.5	38	53.5
Secondary	30	37.5	30	42.3
High	4	5.0	3	4.2
Diet					0.027
Spicy	34	42.5	43	60.6
Regular	46	57.5	28	39.4

**Table 2.** Endoscopic Features of Both Groups
	Group I (N = 80)		Group II (N = 71)		P value
	No.	%	No.	%	P value
Reflux esophagitis
A	46	57.5	47	66.2	0.273
B	8	10.0	6	8.5	0.743
C	0	0.0	1	1.4	0.287
D	4	5.0	0	0.0	0.056
Hiatus hernia	10	12.5	8	11.3	0.816
Gastritis
Pan-gastritis	70	87.5	63	88.7	0.816
Atrophic	4	5.0	5	7.0	0.597
Antral predominant	6	7.5	3	4.2	0.396
Erosions	10	12.5	25	35.2	< 0.001
Peptic ulcer	12	15.0	11	15.5	0.933
Mucosal nodularity	12	15.0	9	12.7	0.68

**Table 3.** Histopathology Features of Both Groups
	Group I (N = 80)		Group II (N = 71)		P value
	No.	%	No.	%	P value
Chronic active gastritis	77	96.3	19	26.8	< 0.001
Chronic inactive gastritis	3	3.8	47	66.2	< 0.001
H. pylori bacilli present	67	83.8	34	47.9	< 0.001
Dysplasia	8	10.0	0	0.0	0.006
Intestinal metaplasia	0	0.0	1	1.4	0.287
Erosive gastritis	46	57.5	27	38.0	0.017
Glandular atrophy	3	3.8	0	0.0	0.099