Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5181-5194
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5181
Table 1 Prevalence of gastric atrophy in children
Author (yr)/countryUpdated Sydney SystemMean age (range, yr)No. of patients
Gastric atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia (%)
H. pylori+H. pylori-H. pylori+H. pylori-
Whitney et al[28] (2000)/USAYes10.7 (1-21)420Antral: 16.6/0-/-
Fundic: 2.3/0
Kolho et al[33] (2000)/FinlandNot reported9.5 (2-16)7100/0-/-
Campbell et al[34] (2001)/GambiaYes1.4 (-/-)21160/00/0
Guiraldes et al[35] (2002)/ChileNo12.2 (5-17)59140/00/0
Oztürk et al[36] (2003)/TurkeyYes12.2 (6-16)189Antral: 72.2/77.711.1/0
Guarner et al[29] (2003)/USAYes- (1-17)1945Antral: 52.6/15.722.2/0
Fundic: 0/5.20/0
Usta et al[37] (2004)/TurkeyYes11.8 (4-17)17502.2/1.1-/-
Levine et al[38] (2004)/IsraelNot reported14.2 (-/-)55400/02.5/0
Ricuarte et al[27] (2005)/Colombia, KoreaNo12.0 (4-18)971816.41
14.0 (8-18)104800
Kato et al[39] (2006)/JapanYes11.3 (1-16)13165Antral: 51.9/4.610.8/4.6
Fundic: 34.8/08.3/4.2
Tutar et al[30] (2009)/TurkeyYes1.3 (0.1-2.0)401122.5/00/0
Kalach et al[40] (2009)/FranceYes5.3 (0.1-17.7)665530/00.2/0.2