Table 1.

Univariate analysis ofHelicobacter pylori infection

Variable	H. pylori status	p value
Sex
Male	* 37 (35.8%)	# 0.705
Female	17 (18.2%)
Age
H pylori present	* 56.19 ± 17.67	## 0.427
H pylori absent	54.17 ±17.31
Race
Malay	* 17 (19.4%)	# < 0.001
Non Malays	37 (34.6%)

^*Helicobacter pylori status positive

^**Mean age and standard deviation

^#Pearson Chi-square test

^##Independent t test