Research Article
Epidemiological and Clinical-Pathological Aspects of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Brazilian Children and Adults
Table 4
Endoscopy classification of gastritis according to location, intensity, and category in H. pylori− and H. pylori+ children and adolescents.
| Classification | H. pylori | Total | value | Negative | Positive |
| (%) | 51 (72.8) | 19 (27.2) | 70 | | Location | | | | | Antral | 20 (58.8%) | 3 (33.3%) | 23 | 0.26 | Pangastritis | 14 (41.2%) | 6 (66.7%) | 20 | Intensity | | | | | Mild | 23 (63.9%) | 5 (33.3%) | 28 | 0.08 | Moderate | 12 (33.3%) | 10 (66.7%) | 17 | Severe | 1 (2.8%) | — | 1 | Category | | | | | Enanthematous | 24 (75%) | 13 (86.7%) | 37 | 0.46 | Erosive | 8 (25%) | 2 (13.3%) | 10 |
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