Chronic atrophic gastritis in different ages in South China: a 10-year retrospective analysis

• Published in: BMC gastroenterology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 37 - 6
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zefeng, Zhang, Xiaoguang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Age composition; Antibodies; Atrophy; Autoimmune atrophic gastritis; Biopsy; Chronic atrophic gastritis; Endoscopy; Etiology; Gastric cancer; Gastritis; Gastritis - pathology; Gastritis, Atrophic - pathology; Gastroenterology; Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis; Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Humans; Infections; Neuroendocrine tumors; Pathology; Patients; Precancerous Conditions; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Trinucleotide repeats; China; Autoimmune atrophic gastritis; Prevalence; Endoscopy; Age; Chronic atrophic gastritis

To explore the prevalence, characteristics, age distribution and etiology changes of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in South China. This study included all patients who underwent endoscopy examinations from 2011 to 2020 in our hospital. Patients were divided into groups 1 (2011-2015) and 2 (2016-2...