Table 1 Patient characteristics
|  | n = 212 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
Median (range) | 53 (21–89) |
Sex | Â |
Male | 116 (54.7) |
Female | 96 (45.3) |
Abdominal pain | Â |
Present | 165 (77.8) |
Absent | 47 (22.2) |
Comorbidities | Â |
Ischemic heart disease | 10 (4.7) |
Liver cirrhosis | 2 (0.9) |
Diabetes mellitus | 15 (7.1) |
CKD with dialysis | 1 (0.5) |
NSAIDs | 7 (3.3) |
Acid secretion inhibitor | 37 (17.5) |
Degree of gastric mucosal atrophy | Â |
No atrophy | 145 (68.4) |
Closed type | 46 (21.7) |
Open type | 21 (9.9) |
Location | Â |
Upper third | 74 (34.9) |
Middle third | 96 (45.3) |
Lower third | 42 (19.8) |
Circumference | Â |
Anterior wall | 25 (11.8) |
Posterior wall | 34 (16.0) |
Greater curvature | 123 (58.0) |
Lesser curvature | 30 (14.2) |
Mucosa of penetrating area | Â |
Atrophy | 43 (20.3) |
No atrophy | 169 (79.7) |
Edema, erythema, erosion | Â |
Positive | 164 (77.4) |
Negative | 48 (22.6) |