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Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2010; 16(43): 5496-5501
Published online Nov 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i43.5496
Table 2 Univariate analysis for clinical and histological factors related to the hypoacidity of gastric juice
Principal parametersnRate of hypoacidity (%)P value
Clinical factors
Age (yr)< 0.001
< 6028224.8
≥ 6022939.7
Sex0.496
Female20629.6
Male30532.5
Family history of gastric cancer0.048
-49731.0
+1450.0
Smoking0.259
-39633.3
+11525.2
Alcohol consumption0.100
-47832.6
+3315.2
Bile stain of gastric juice< 0.001
-30120.9
+21046.7
Helicobacter pylori infection0.013
-24125.7
+27036.7
Histological factors
Antrum
Acute inflammatory score0.476
Low (grade 0, 1)6144.3
High (grade 2, 3)9138.5
Chronic inflammatory score0.292
Low (grade 0, 1)2030.0
High (grade 2, 3)13242.4
Atrophy0.195
-4332.6
+10944.0
Intestinal metaplasia0.006
-9131.9
+6154.1
Corpus
Acute inflammatory score< 0.001
Low (grade 0, 1)8828.4
High (grade 2, 3)6457.8
Chronic inflammatory score< 0.001
Low (grade 0, 1)4318.6
High (grade 2, 3)10949.5
Atrophy< 0.001
-10628.3
+4669.6
Intestinal metaplasia< 0.001
-12634.9
+2669.2