Epidemiological and Clinical-Pathological Aspects of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Brazilian Children and Adults

Table 2

Endoscopy classification of gastritis according to location, intensity, and category in H. pylori− and H. pylori+ subjects.

Classification	H. pylori status		Total	value
	Negative	Positive
(%)	1515 (64.4)	837 (35.6)	2352
Location
Antral	536 (59.6)	230 (50.1)	766	<0.01
Body	9 (1.0)	5 (1.1)	14
Pangastritis	354 (39.4)	224 (48.8)	578
Intensity
Mild	310 (29.7)	118 (20.0)	428	<0.001
Moderate	663 (63.4)	396 (67.1)	1059
Severe	72 (6.9)	76 (12.9)	148
Category
Enanthematous	652 (54.0)	332 (47.8)	984	0.04
Erosive	553 (45.8)	360 (51.9)	913
Atrophic	3 (0.2)	2 (0.3)	5

 = sample number (subjects without information in the medical records were excluded from the analysis).