Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2013; 19(17): 2668-2675
Published online May 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2668
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of unselected patients (n = 100) included in the study n (%)
Demographic and clinical featuresPatients
Age, yr (mean ± SD)67 ± 12
Sex
Male42 (42)
Female58 (58)
H. pylori infection
Positive31(31)
Negative69 (69)
Smoking
Non-smoker68 (68)
Current smoker16 (16)
Former smoker16 (16)
Alcohol consuming
Non-drinker75 (75)
Current drinker25 (25)
Medication
PPI users67 (67)
Light blue crests
Present33 (33)
Absent67 (67)
Table 2 Relationship between narrow-band-imaging with magnification endoscopy ranking and the percentage of gastric intestinal metaplasia detected by histological assessment
Intestinal metaplasiaLBC (n)
Total (n)
Negative++++++
0%5960065
≤ 5%782017
5%-45%165214
45%-80%00213
≥ 80%00011