Gastric mucin expression in Helicobacter pylori-related, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-related and idiopathic ulcers

Table 4 Effect of Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug status on mucin staining

	H. pylori+	H. pylori-	P value	NSAID+	NSAID-	P value
MUC5AC
Surface cell positivity	53/54 (98.1)	38/38 (100)	0.39	42/42 (100)	49/50 (98)	0.36
Neck cell positivity	53/54 (98.1)	38/38 (100)	0.39	42/42 (100)	49/50 (98)	0.36
Gland cell positivity	4/54 (7.4)	2/38 (5.3)	0.68	4/42 (9.5)	2/50 (4)	0.29
MUC6
Surface cell positivity	0/54 (0)	0/38 (0)	NA	0/42 (0)	0/50 (0)	NA
Neck cell positivity	9/54 (16.7)	9/38 (23.7)	0.40	9/42 (21.4)	9/50 (18)	0.68
Gland cell positivity	53/54 (98.1)	37/38 (97.4)	0.80	41/42 (97.6)	49/50 (98)	0.90

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; NA: Not available. +: Positive; -: Negative.