Serum Prolidase Activity, Oxidant and Antioxidant Status in Nonulcer Dyspepsia and Healthy Volunteers

Table 1

Histopathological examination of gastritis in cases, control-1, and control-2 (chronic inflammation and intensity of neutrophilic infiltration); for this scoring standard upgraded Sydney criteria were used [28]. No—numbers, %—percent.

Grading; index	Chronic inflammation						Intensity of neutrophilic infiltration
	For cases		For control-1		For control-2		For cases		For control-1		For control-2
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Grade 0	18	17.0	82	100	50	100	20	18.9	82	100	50	100
Grade 1 (mild)	32	30.2	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero	30	28.2	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero
Grade 2 (moderate)	34	32.0	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero	36	34.0	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero
Grade 3 (severe)	22	20.8	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero	20	18.9	Nil	Zero	Nil	Zero
Total	106	100	82	100	50	100	106	100	82	100	50	100