Iron Deficiency Anemia Is Associated with Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Despite acknowledgement of the relationship between iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), consensus is lacking on clinical practice implications. This study sought to examine the association of iron deficiency and anemia with the precancerous lesion gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) in a cohort of patients with active H. pylori infection.