Table 2.

The relationship between patients’ living habits and Hp test results (n/%).

Living habit	Number of cases examined	Hp check result		Detection rate (%)	χ2	P
		po	negative
BMI
Normal	293	212	81	72.35	45.899	<.001
Wasting or obesity	345	319	26	92.46
Smoking history
Yes	394	339	55	86.04	5.835	.016
No	244	192	52	78.69
Drinking history
Yes	334	288	46	86.23	4.516	.034
No	304	243	61	79.93
Love spicy food
Yes	374	337	37	90.11	30.633	<.001
No	264	194	70	73.48
Vegetarian
Yes	300	256	44	85.33	1.797	.180
No	338	275	63	81.36
Dining place
Living at home	204	115	89	56.37	154.959	<.001
Canteen or restaurant	434	416	18	95.85
Salted food
Frequently	326	311	15	95.40	70.733	<.001
Rarely or never	312	220	92	70.51
Barbecue
Frequently	220	198	22	90.00	11.030	.001
Rarely or never	418	333	85	79.67
Source of drinking water
Tap water	380	335	45	88.16	16.356	<.001
Underground water	258	196	62	75.97
Drink strong tea regularly
Yes	314	289	25	92.04	34.376	<.001
No	324	242	82	74.69
Have a sweet tooth
Yes	328	294	34	89.63	19.842	<.001
No	310	237	73	76.45
Work strain
Yes	353	326	27	92.35	47.112	<.001
No	285	205	80	71.93

Bold values indicate statistically significant.