Relationship between differentiation syndromes in stomach disease and Helicobacter pylori

Table 1 Relationship between differentiation of syndromes in stomach disease and Helicobacter pylori infection

Classification	Rate of Hp (+), %	Hp (+)		Hp (-)
		n	%	n	%
Ia	63.3	57	26.8	33	31.7
Ib	76.8	43	20.2	13	12.5
Ic	73.3	11	5.2	4	3.9
IIa	57.5	42	19.7	31	29.8
IIb	73.2	52	24.4	19	18.3
III	66.7	8	3.8	4	3.9

I: Incoordination of liver and stomach; Ia: Pure stagnation of qi; Ib: Stagnancy of heat; Ic: Blood stasis; II: Asthenic cold of spleen and stomach; IIa: Pure asthenic cold; IIb: Deficiency of middle-jiao and stagnation of qi; III: Deficiency of stomach-yin; Hp: Helicobacter pylori.

Table 2 Relationship between tongue characteristics and Helicobacter pylori in stomach disease

Characteristic	Hp (+), %	Hp(-), %
Pink	48.6	56.2
Red	29.9	24.8
Dark red	11.2	10.5
Enlarged and tender
with teeth prints	6.5	6.7
Fissured	3.7	1.9

Hp: Helicobacter pylori.

Table 3 Incidence rate of different symptoms in stomach disease related to Helicobacter pylori

Symptoms	Group
	Hp (+)	Hp (-)
Stomachache	80.0	70.5
Distension	64.8	57.7
Belching	63.8	64.1
Dry stool	44.8	25.0
Loose stool	36.2	53.6
Black stool	21.1	15.4
Acid regurgitation	27.1	23.1
Poor appetite	44.6	41.3

Hp: Helicobacter pylori.