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. 2003 Apr;56(4):287–291. doi: 10.1136/jcp.56.4.287

Table 2.

Associations between babA2 and oipA, cagA, and the s and m alleles of vacA

babA2
Positive Negative
oipA
    On 17 19
    Off 3 21
χ2=7.81; p<0.01
cagA
    Positive 57 48
    Negative 3 59
χ2=42.39; p<0.001
s vacA
    s1 57 48
    s2 3 59
χ2=42.39; p<0.001
m vacA
    m1 30 34
    m2 29 74
χ2=5.99; p<0.05

The number of Helicobacter pylori isolates belonging to each category is reported. The data were analysed by means of the χ2 test.