Table 3.
Current lifestyle among non-complier and complier subjects, and prevalence of H. pylori infection.
| Characteristics | Test non-compliers (n = 200) n (%) | Test compliers (n = 363) n (%) | p1 | Prevalence2 n (%) | p3 |
| Smoking | 0.6 | 0.34 | |||
| Never smoked | 99 (49.7) | 164 (45.7) | 99 (60.4) | ||
| Ex-smoker | 44 (22.1) | 88 (24.5) | 63 (71.6) | ||
| Current smoker | 56 (28.1) | 107 (29.8) | 69 (64.5) | ||
| Alcohol intake | 0.9 | 0.07 | |||
| No | 101 (50.8) | 186 (51.8) | 128 (68.8) | ||
| Yes | 98 (49.2) | 173 (48.2) | 103 (59.5) | ||
| Coffee intake (d/wk) | 0.4 | 0.024 | |||
| 0 | 27 (13.6) | 38 (10.6) | 18 (47.4) | ||
| 1–6 | 21 (10.6) | 43 (12.0) | 25 (58.1) | ||
| 7 | 151 (75.9) | 278 (77.4) | 188 (67.6) | ||
| Mate intake (d/wk) | 0.03 | 0.34 | |||
| 0 | 70 (35.2) | 81 (22.6) | 58 (71.6) | ||
| 1–6 | 39 (19.6) | 101 (28.2) | 59 (58.4) | ||
| 7 | 90 (45.2) | 176 (49.2) | 113 (64.2) | ||
| Raw vegetables (d/wk) | 0.2 | 0.64 | |||
| 0 | 34 (17.2) | 51 (14.4) | 34 (66.7) | ||
| 1–6 | 113 (57.1) | 188 (53.1) | 116 (61.7) | ||
| 7 | 51 (25.8) | 115 (32.5) | 78 (67.8) |
1p of difference between test-compliers and test non-compliers according to the independent variables
2 prevalence among test-compliers
3p of the association between the independent variable and the prevalence of H. pylori infection
4test for linear trend