Mucosal patterns change after Helicobacter pylori eradication: Evaluation using blue laser imaging in patients with atrophic gastritis

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Item	Patients with atrophic gastritis	Patients with H. pylori infection	Patients underwent both H. pylori eradication and follow up endoscopy
No. of patients	768	325	101
Age, mean ± SD	65.8 ± 12.9	61.6 ± 14.3	57.5 ± 14.1
Female	480	204	75
Male	288	121	26

SD: Standard deviation; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.