GM

Non-GM

Statistical Significance

(p < 0.050)

Percentage Change (%)^b

Mean or median^a

SD or IQR^a

n

Mean or median^a

SD or IQR^a

n

Non-Glandular Stomach

Average mucosal thickness (µm)

57.41

6.15

5

59.80

8.90

5

NS

−4.00

Average thickness of keratinized layer (µm)

8.13

7.40 - 8.23

5

8.53

7.65 - 8.75

5

NS

−4.69

% keratinized layer/mucosal thickness

13.83

13.47 - 14.85

5

13.79

12.23 - 15.12

5

NS

0.29

Average thickness of non-keratinized layer (µm)

48.41

3.62

5

51.57

7.90

5

NS

−6.13

% non-keratinized layer/mucosal thickness

86.17

85.15 - 86.53

5

86.71

84.88 - 87.77

5

NS

−0.62

Glandular Stomach - Fundus

Average mucosal thickness (µm)

762.01

80.41

10

737.37

100.28

10

NS

3.34

Average pit depth (µm)

99.03

12.51

10

93.47

12.20

10

NS

5.95

% pit depth/mucosal thickness

13.13

2.14

10

12.94

2.82

10

NS

1.47

Average gland depth (µm)

622.18

76.95

10

609.32

95.30

10

NS

2.11

% gland depth/mucosal thickness

81.55

2.99

10

82.42

2.68

10

NS

−1.06

Average pit + gland depth (µm)

721.20

75.54

10

702.79

93.22

10

NS

2.62

% pit + gland depth/mucosal thickness

95.50

94.58 - 95.90

10

95.38

94.75 - 96.45

10

NS

0.13

Average thickness of lamina propria below glands (µm)

40.81

16.70

10

34.58

11.40

10

NS

18.02

% lamina propria thickness below gland/mucosal thickness

4.50

4.10 - 5.42

10

4.62

3.55 - 5.25

10

NS

−2.60

% granular leukocyte count/lamina propria area below gland

0.11

0.05

10

0.16

0.10

10

NS

−31.25

Gland dilatation severity score

2.50

0.00 - 3.00

10

0.00

0.00 - 1.00

10

NS

Undefined