Levels of Helicobacter pylori

p Value

Negative

(n = 79)

n (%)

Low

(n = 58)

n (%)

Moderate (n = 48)

n (%)

High

(n = 35)

n (%)

Histopathological diagnoses

Chronic active gastritis

26 (32.9%)

28 (48.3%)

24 (50.0%)

24 (68.6%)

c0.001**

Chronic inactive gastritis

34 (43.0%)

8 (13.8%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Chronic panmucosal gastritis

8 (10.1%)

3 (5.2%)

8 (16.7%)

6 (17.1%)

Chronic superficial gastritis

11 (13.9%)

19 (32.8%)

16 (33.3%)

5 (14.3%)