Research Article

The Distribution of Incomplete Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM) Subtype among Biopsy Sites according to the Updated Sydney System and Its Association with GIM Extension

Table 4

The association between multifocal GIM and the incomplete GIM subtype.

Number of biopsy sites with GIMGIM subtype (n, %)Total
IncompleteComplete

1 site8 (23.5)26 (76.5)34 (100)
2 sites5 (31.3)11 (68.7)16 (100)
3 sites4 (40.0)6 (60.0)10 (100)
4 sites7 (77.8)2 (22.2)9 (100)

Chi square test with Yate’s correction, .