Table 1.
Studies investigating the prevalence of HP infection in general, and CagA+ strains HP infection, in particular, in healthy pregnant women (CTR) in comparison with preeclamptic women (PE).
| Authors | Population (n) |
HP+ (%) |
P | CagA+ (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponzetto et al. (10) | CTR = 47 | 31.9 | 14.9 | ||
| PE = 47 | 51.1 | 0.033 | 80.9 | <0.001 | |
| UstUn et al. (11) | CTR = 40 | 12.5 | – | – | |
| PE = 40 | 35.0 | 0.034 | – | – | |
| Pugliese et al. (12) | CTR = 25 | 32.0 | 28.0 | ||
| PE = 25 | 84.0 | <0.001 | 80.0 | <0.001 | |
| Cardaropoli et al. (13) | CTR = 49 | 42.9 | 22.4 | ||
| PE = 49 | 85.7 | <0.001 | 81.6 | <0.001 |
P < 0.05: statistically significant.