Table 2.
Potential factors associated with H pylori positivity
| H pylori (+) | n (%) | H pylori (-) | n (%) | P | |
| Domestic crowding | |||||
| Siblings | |||||
| 0 | 3 | (2.1) | 10 | (5.2) | |
| 1 | 38 | (27.1) | 68 | (35.4) | |
| 2 | 23 | (16.4) | 58 | (30.2) | |
| 3 | 29 | (20.7) | 18 | (9.4) | < 0.001b |
| 4 | 15 | (10.8) | 16 | (8.3) | |
| 5 | 9 | (6.4) | 10 | (5.2) | |
| > 5 | 23 | (16.5) | 12 | (6.3) | |
| Rooms in the house | |||||
| 1 | 10 | (7.1) | 14 | (7.3) | |
| 2 | 61 | (43.6) | 83 | (43.2) | |
| 3 | 44 | (31.4) | 57 | (29.7) | > 0.700 |
| 4 | 12 | (8.6) | 14 | (7.3) | |
| 5 | 13 | (9.3) | 24 | (12.5) | |
| Contact with pets | |||||
| No | 21 | (14.7) | 32 | (16.6) | |
| Yes | 119 | (85.3) | 160 | (83.4) | 0.407 |
| Dog | 101 | (91.8) | 132 | (91.7) | 0.577 |
| Cat | 46 | (41.8) | 42 | (29.2) | 0.025a |
| Hamster | 11 | (10.0) | 9 | (6.3) | 0.193 |
| Reptile | 6 | (5.5) | 7 | (4.9) | 0.518 |
| Bird | 20 | (18.4) | 14 | (9.7) | 0.036a |
| History of digestive diseases among family members | |||||
| No | 58 | (41.4) | 93 | (48.5) | |
| Yes | 82 | (58.6) | 99 | (51.5) | 0.105 |
| GU1 or DU2 | 24 | (16.4) | 30 | (15.2) | 0.429 |
| Gastritis | 74 | (50.7) | 75 | (37.9) | 0.012a |
| GC3 | 16 | (11.2) | 31 | (15.8) | 0.145 |
1
Gastric Ulcer;
2
Duodenal Ulcer;
3
Gastric Cancer;
a
Significantly different (P < 0.05);
b
Significantly different (P < 0.001).