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Barrett's Esophagus in an Area with an Exceptionally Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Table 2

Ethnic distribution of subjects with reflux esophagitis and Barrett’s esophagus.
Malaynon-Malay
Endoscopically diagnosed8024
(1) Erosive oesophagitis ( 𝑛 )4614
 LA grade A134
 LA grade B144
 LA grade C72
 LA grade D
(2) Barrett’s (n)142
 Biopsy-confirmed Barrett’s (n)114*
 Helicobacter pylori positive62#
LA: Los Angeles Classification for erosive oesophagitis; 𝑁 : total number of upper endoscopies screened between 2005 to 2007. *3 Chinese, 1 Indian. #1Chinese, 1 Indian.