Table 1. Relationship Between H. pylori and Age and Sex, by Multivariate Analysis Among Study Groups.

Variables	Number of Cases		OR a	95% CI a	P Value
	Case (n = 84)	Control (n = 91)
H. Pylori
Positive	21	18	1.35	0.66 - 2.71	0.258
Negative	63	73	Ref.	-	-
Age
1-5 years	8	8	1.09	0.39 – 3.05	0.536
6-10 years	13	10	1.48	0.61 – 3.58	0.256
Sex
Male	12	11	1.21	0.50 – 2.91	0.417
Female	9	7	1.44	0.51 – 4.05	0.333

^a Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio