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Table 2.

Characterisitics of the study groups

N [%]	Chronic Gastritis 31 (68.9)	Duodenal Ulcer 10 (22.2)
Age, X ± SD	27.1 ± 21.3	34.4 ± 15.1
Male, N° [%]	9 (29)	6 (60)
H. pylori infected, N° [%]	31 (100)	10 (100)
Presence of CagA, N° [%]	28 (90.3)	10 (100)
Vac Alleles, N° [%]
-s1bm1	27 (87.1)	8 (80)
-s2m2	1 (3.2)	0 (0)
-s1am1	3 (9.7)	2 (20)
Cytokines, median (interquartile range)
-IL-10	24.5 (32.5)	13.8 (24.9)
-IL-12	21.7 (53.4)	23.5 (65)
-IL-4	14.2 (24.7)	36.9 (41)
-IFN-γ	12.6 (27.6)	25.4 (40.5)

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