Helicobacter Pylori
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4782-4787
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4782
Table 3 Correlation coefficients between gastric human-β-defensin 2 levels and each histological parameter
Correlation coefficientP
Antrum
Activity0.048NS
Chronic inflammation0.258NS
Glandular Atrophy0.148NS
Intestinal Metaplasia-0.063NS
H pylori density0.011NS
Corpus
Activity0.499<0.005
Chronic inflammation0.341<0.05
Glandular Atrophy0.294NS
Intestinal Metaplasia0.081NS
H pylori density0.237NS