TABLE 4.

Relationship between the genotypes of H. pylori strains and MALT diagnosis^a

Gene characteristic	Population with gene	Population with MALT	% MALT (95% CI)b	OR (95% CI)
sabA	76
Off	36	16	44.4 (27.9-61.9)	Baseline
On	40	25	62.5 (45.8-77.3)	2.1 (0.8-5.2)
iceA	82
iceA2	43	19	44.2 (29.1-60.1)	Baseline
iceA1	39	24	61.5 (44.6-76.6)	2.0 (0.8-4.9)
hopZ	76
Off	39	18	46.2 (30.1-62.8)	Baseline
On	37	28	75.7 (58.8-88.2)	1.9 (0.8-4.8)
MCA summary variables	70
ice and sabA genes
Others	49	24	49.0 (34.4-63.7)	Baseline
iceA1 and sabA on	21	15	71.4 (47.8-88.7)	2.6 (0.9-7.8)
iceA, sabA, and hopZ genes
Others	59	29	49.2 (35.9-62.5)	Baseline
iceA1, sabA on, and hopZ off	11	10	99.9 (58.7-99.8)	10.3 (1.2-86.0)
3rd MCA variable
Group Ac	12	5	41.7 (15.2-72.3)	Baseline
Group Bd	16	10	62.5 (35.4-84.8)	2.3 (0.5-10.8)
Others	42	24	57.1 (41.0-72.3)	1.9 (0.5-6.9)

^aORs are presented as univariate results.

^bCI, exact binomial 95% CI.

^cGroup A, isolates cagA positive, cagE positive, vacA s1m1 babA2 hopQ T1 oipA on.

^dGroup B, isolates cagA negative, cagE negative, vacA s2m2 babA1 hopQ T2 oipA off.