Table 2 Gastric mucosal findings (by the Sydney system) in H. pylori positive and negative cases

Activity of neutrophil polymorphs

Antrum

11/17

0/17

<0.001

Corpus

7/16

0/17

<0.05

Chronic inflammation

Antrum

16/17

1/17

<0.001

Corpus

13/16

0/17

<0.001

Surface epithelial damage

Antrum

13/17

0/17

<0.001

Corpus

8/16

0/17

<0.001

Glandular atrophy

Antrum

7/17

2/17

NS*

Corpus

4/16

3/17

NS

Intestinal metaplasia

Antrum

1/17

2/17

NS

Corpus

0/16

2/17

NS

Lymphoid follicles

Antrum

6/17

0/17

<0.05

Corpus

5/16

2/17

NS