Helicobacter pylori infection progresses proximally associated with pyloric metaplasia in age-dependent tendency: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Multiple correlation analysis among mucosal inflammation, Hp density, the pyloric gland and age in corpus

Correlations^a,b,c		Mucosal inflammation	Hp density	Pyloric gland	Age
Mucosal inflammation	Correlation	1.00	0.90	0.57	0.48
Mucosal inflammation	Significance(2-detailed)	–	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hp density	Correlation	0.90	1.00	0.43	0.50
Hp density	Significance(2-detailed)	0.00	–	0.00	0.00
Pyloric gland	Correlation	0.57	0.43	1.00	0.33
Pyloric gland	Significance(2-detailed)	0.00	0.00	–	0.00
Age	Correlation	0.48	0.50	0.33	1.00
Age	Significance(2-detailed)	0.00	0.00	0.00	–

^acells contain zero-order (Pearson) correlations, ^bmucosal inflammation and Hp density were choosen as variables, ^cpyloric gland and age were set as controlling variables

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