Table 4.

Association between H. pylori and demographic and histopathological variables: crude and adjusted prevalence ratios

Variables	Crude PR	95% CI	p-value
Age
< 30	1.00	Reference
30–39	1.13	0.70–1.82	0.877
≥ 40	1.06	0.65–1.72
Sex
Female	1.00	Reference
Male	1.12	0.74–1.70	0.577
Gastritis
No	1.00	Reference
Yes	17.01	6.97–41.48	< 0.001

Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated using Poisson regression. Adjusted model included age, sex, and gastritis