| Factor | Gastric atrophy (N = 699) | Intestinal Metaplasia (N = 112) |
| Age | p* = 0.8 | p = 0.9 |
| Sex | p = 0.75 | p = 0.86 |
| Tobacco | p = 0.96 | p = 1 |
| Density of HP | p = 0.005 | p = 0.037 |
| Activité of gastritis | p = 0.0001 | p = 0.01 |
| CagA status | p = 1.2 | p = 0.9 |