Table 5 Histopathological severity of background gastric mucosal atrophy in SRC and NSRC
|  | SRC (n = 123) n (%) | NSRC (n = 726) n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Atrophy | |||
 Normal  Mild  Moderate  Marked | 14 (11.4) 62 (50.4) 40 (32.5) 7 (5.7) | 60 (8.3) 253 (34.8) 264 (36.4) 149 (20.5) | 0.257 0.001 0.411 < 0.001 |