Table 4
HP status and tumour location of early GCs detected by the low-detection group, the high-detection group and the single highest detector
| Low | High | Highest | ||||
| HP status (n (%)) | ||||||
| Non-infection | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (3.9) | |||
| Current infection | 17 (24) | 20 (31) | 26 (34) | |||
| Pastinfection_history of eradication (+) | 27 (38) |  | 19 (30) |  | 25 (33) |  |
| (−) | 22 (31) | 23 (36) | 21 (27) | |||
| Uncertain | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (2.6) | |||
| Location (n (%)) | ||||||
| U | 12 (17) | 10 (16) | 13 (17) | |||
| M | 34 (48) | 29 (45) | 36 (47) | |||
| L | 25 (35) | 25 (39) | 28 (36) | |||
HP, Helicobacter pylori; L, lower third of the stomach; M, middle third of the stomach; U, upper third of the stomach.