Table 2.
Clinicopathological features, H. pylori and EBV infection in gastritis samples of adults patients
| Variable | H. pylori | CagA | EBV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | p-value | Negative c | Positive | p-value | Negative | Positive | p-value | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 35.58 ± 7.82 | 45.00 ± 10.89 | 0.011* | 37.6 ± 7.67 | 44.92 ± 11.75 | 0.039* | 42.24 ± 11.14 | 39.50 ± 3.54 | 0.733 |
| Gender [N(%)] | |||||||||
| Female | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0.410a | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 0.915a | 14 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.999a |
| Male | 9 (36.0) | 16 (64.0) | 10 (40.0) | 15 (60.0) | 23 (92.0) | 2 (8.0) | |||
| Histological subtype [N(%)] | |||||||||
| Mild | 7 (36.8) | 12 (63.2) | 0.715b | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 0.820b | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) | 0.999b |
| Moderate/Severe | 5 (25.0) | 15 (75.0) | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | |||
| EBV infection [N(%)] | |||||||||
| Absent | 12 (32.4) | 25 (67.6) | 0.999b | 14 (37.8) | 23 (62.2) | 0.810b | |||
| Present | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |||||
*Significant difference between groups, p < 0.05. ap value after adjustment for age; bp value after adjustment for age and gender; cNegative samples for H. pylori and samples with H. pylori infection but without CagA virulence factor; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; SD: standard deviation.