Regular arrangement of collecting venules: Does patient age affect its accuracy?

Table 3 Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and regular arrangement of collecting venules in patients < 60 years and ≥ 60 years

	Patients < 60 yearsa			Patients ≥ 60 yearsb
	H. pylori negative	H. pylori positive	Total	H. pylori negative	H. pylori positive	Total
RAC positive (group A )	18	1	19	4	1	5
RAC negative (group C)	21	52	73	74	133	207

^ar = -0.43, P≤ 0.001;

^br = - 0.18, P≤ 0.003. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori); RAC: Regular arrangement of collecting venules.