(a).

Bhutan	Gastritis		Peptic ulcer
n	161		38
Mean age	36.8 ± 13.4		35.3 ± 15.3
Male	66	(41.0%)	27	(71.1%)*
cagA	161	(100.0%)	38	(100.0%)
vacA s1	161	(100.0%)	38	(100.0%)
vacA m1	122	(75.8%)	31	(81.6%)
jhp0562-positive	158	(98.1%)	38	(100.0%)
β-(1,3)gal- positive	29	(18.0%)	4	(10.5%)
jhp0562-positive/β-(1,3)galT-negative	132	(82.0%)	34	(89.5%)
jhp0562-negative/β-(1,3)galT-positive	3	(1.9%)	0	(0.0%)
Double-positive of jhp0562 and β-(1,3)galT	26	(16.1%)	4	(10.5%)
cagA/vacA s1m1	122	(75.8%)	31	(81.6%)
cagA/vacA s1m1/jhp0562-positive/β-(1,3)galT-negative	100	(62.1%)	28	(73.7%)

∗ indicates P < 0.05.