| No. of biopsies | H. pylori | Neutrophils | Mononuclear cells | Atrophy (antrum) | Atrophy (corpus) | Intestinal metaplasia | MUC5AC | MUC6 (antrum) | MUC6 (corpus) |
Hp(+) | 43 | 1.09 ± 0.29 | 1.79 ± 1.01 | 2.00 ± 0.65 | 1.61 ± 0.93 | 1.33 ± 0.87 | 0.81 ± 1.16 | 2.51 ± 0.77 | 2.24 ± 0.71 | 1.82 ± 0.98 |
Hp(−) <6M | 24 | 0.00 ± 0.00**** | 0.29 ± 0.62**** | 1.54 ± 0.51* | 1.62 ± 0.80 | 1.00 ± 1.41 | 0.67 ± 1.09 | 2.54 ± 0.59 | 2.25 ± 0.72 | 2.00 ± 0.82 |
Hp(−) >7M | 21 | 0.00 ± 0.00**** | 0.38 ± 0.50**** | 1.48 ± 0.51** | 2.15 ± 0.55 | 0.75 ± 1.04 | 1.43 ± 1.25 | 2.52 ± 0.68 | 2.54 ± 0.90 | 2.00 ± 1.07 |