Marginal turbid band and light blue crest, signs observed in magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy, are indicative of gastric intestinal metaplasia

Table 1 Presence or absence of the marginal turbid band or light blue crest and association with histological variables

Histological variables	Marginal turbid band		p-value	Light blue crest		p-value
Histological variables	Absent (n = 33)	Present (n = 60)	p-value	Absent (n = 60)	Present (n = 33)	p-value
Helicobacter pylori	0.58 ± 0.79	0.47 ± 0.68	0.485	0.62 ± 0.76	0.30 ± 0.59	0.030
Acute inflammation	0.42 ± 0.61	0.45 ± 0.59	0.844	0.43 ± 0.62	0.45 ± 0.56	0.871
Chronic inflammation	1.24 ± 0.44	1.47 ± 0.50	0.028	1.38 ± 0.49	1.39 ± 0.50	0.921
Atrophy	0.45 ± 0.56	1.00 ± 0.41	<0.001	0.63 ± 0.52	1.12 ± 0.42	<0.001
Intestinal metaplasia	0.00 ± 0.00	1.23 ± 0.98	<0.001	0.23 ± 0.50	1.82 ± 0.81	<0.001

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