Is there an association between Helicobacter pylori in the inlet patch and globus sensation?

Table 4 Comparison of the HP (+) and Hp (-) subjects with CHGM

	Hp (+) CHGM (n = 16)	Hp (-) CHGM (n = 52)
Globus, n (%)	16 (100)	32 (61.5)a
Age (yr)	35.6 ± 2.3	38.6 ± 2.5
Female n (%)	11 (68.8)a	25 (48.1)
Male n (%)	5 (31.2)	27 (51.9)a
Fundic-type	13 (81.2)	31 (59.6)a
Antral-type	3 (18.8)	12 (23.1)
Intestinal metaplasia	-	1 (1.9)
Foveolar epithelium	-	8 (15.4)

^aP < 0.05.