Rebamipide Improves Chronic Inflammation in the Lesser Curvature of the Corpus after Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter Study

Table 3

Comparison of histological gastritis before and after H. pylori eradication in the untreated group.

		Before eradication	After eradication	value
GC of the middle antrum	Activity	0.94 ± 0.11 (52)	0.06 ± 0.02 (52)	<0.0001
	Inflammation	2.31 ± 0.10 (52)	1.37 ± 0.07 (52)	<0.0001
	Atrophy	1.25 ± 0.07 (52)	0.96 ± 0.10 (52)	0.0098
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.73 ± 0.16 (52)	0.44 ± 0.11 (52)	0.0719
GC of the middle corpus	Activity	1.21 ± 0.10 (52)	0.00 ± 0.00 (49)	<0.0001
	Inflammation	2.35 ± 0.09 (52)	1.29 ± 0.09 (49)	<0.0001
	Atrophy	1.02 ± 0.09 (52)	0.36 ± 0.08 (49)	<0.0001
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.23 ± 0.08 (52)	0.27 ± 0.09 (49)	0.7988
LC of the middle corpus	Activity	0.94 ± 0.11 (48)	0.00 ± 0.00 (49)	<0.0001
	Inflammation	2.40 ± 0.10 (48)	1.35 ± 0.08 (49)	<0.0001
	Atrophy	1.08 ± 0.09 (48)	0.80 ± 0.10 (49)	0.0178
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.96 ± 0.17 (48)	0.78 ± 0.16 (49)	0.3537

Data are presented as mean ± standard error (). GC: greater curvature and LC: lesser curvature.