The Prevalence of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia and Distribution of Helicobacter pylori Infection, Atrophy, Dysplasia, and Cancer in Its Subtypes

Table 1

Demographic features, indication for EGD, and EGD findings of patients with intestinal metaplasia.

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Sex
Male	227 (40.5%)
Female	333 (59.5%)
Age (years)	57.0 ± 15.3 (17–98)
Age groups
<31	29 (5.2%)
31–40	56 (10%)
41–50	115 (18.8%)
51–60	144 (25.7%)
61–70	113 (20.2%)
71–80	87 (15.5%)
>80	26 (4.6%)
Indication for EGD
Dyspepsia	231 (41.2%).
Abdominal pain	145 (25.9%)
GERD	75 (13.4%)
Cancer screening	29 (5.2%)
Others	80 (14.3%)
EGD findings
Gastritis (nonerosive, erosive, atrophic, etc)	378 (67.5%)
Gastric ulcer	34 (6.1%)
Gastric cancer	22 (3.9%)
Others	126 (22.5%)

GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease; EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy.