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Table 1 Distribution of clinical variables by H. pylori status

From: Gastric Helicobacter pylori infection associates with an increased risk of colorectal polyps in African Americans

 

H. pylori positive N = 366

H. pylori negative N = 890

P value

Gastric lesions

   

 - No gastric lesion, n (%)

8 (2)

691 (78)

<0.001

 - Chronic Active Gastritis, n (%)

305 (83)

62 (7)

 - Intestinal metaplasia, n (%)

46 (13)

98 (11)

 - Other lesions, n (%)

7 (2)

35 (4)

Polyp, no (%)1

158 (43)

298 (34)

0.001

Polyp size in cm, mean (SD)1*

0.2 (0.15)

0.2 (0.15)

0.2

Polyp Histology*

   

 - Advanced Adenoma, n (%)

21 (13)

32 (11)

0.6

 - Non-advanced adenoma, n (%)

87 (55)

160 (54)

 - Hyperplastic polyp, n (%)

50 (32)

106 (36)

Polyp Location1*

   

 - Right side, n (%)

51 (32)

95 (32)

0.9

 - Left side, n (%)

84 (53)

164 (55)

 - Both sides, n (%)

23 (15)

38 (13)

  1. 1“Polyp” label in this table includes adenoma and hyperplastic polyp.
  2. *Among subjects with polyps.
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