Table 1.
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in each diagnostic test n (%)
| Diagnostic test |
Age (yr) |
Total (n = 372) | ||||
| ≤ 29 (n = 107) | 30-39 (n = 96) | 40-49 (n = 80) | 50-59 (n = 45) | ≥ 60 (n = 44) | ||
| Serum | 80 (74.8) | 80 (83.3) | 47 (58.8) | 30 (66.7) | 24 (54.5) | 261 (70.2) |
| CLO | 68 (63.6) | 59 (61.5) | 35 (43.8) | 24 (53.3) | 17 (38.6) | 203 (54.6) |
| Culture | 72 (67.3) | 61 (63.5) | 38 (47.5) | 23 (51.1) | 16 (36.4) | 210 (56.5) |
| Histology | 77 (72.0) | 64 (66.7) | 41 (51.3) | 28 (62.2) | 19 (43.2) | 229 (61.6) |
| IHC | 77 (72.0) | 64 (66.7) | 41 (51.3) | 28 (62.2) | 19 (43.2) | 229 (61.6) |
| Final | 86 (80.4) | 80 (83.3) | 49 (61.3) | 32 (71.1) | 26 (59.1) | 273 (73.4) |
CLO: The rapid urease test; IHC: Immunohistochemistry.