Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of chronic active (H. pylori-negative) gastritis.
| Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||
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| Characteristic | Prevalence of Chronic Active Gastritis | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
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| Age, years | <0.0001 | |||
| 0–19 | 249 (2.0) | 1.21 (1.05–1.39) | 0.0091 | |
| 20–39 | 1,017 (1.7) | 1.0 (ref) | ref | |
| 40–59 | 1,612 (1.5) | 0.88 (0.82–0.96) | 0.0022 | |
| ≥60 | 1,741 (1.7) | 1.03 (0.95–1.11) | 0.4620 | |
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| Gender | 0.8880 | |||
| Male | 1,550 (1.6) | 1.0 (ref) | ref | |
| Female | 3,069 (1.6) | 0.99 (0.93–1.06) | 0.8405 | |
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| Duodenal histology | <0.0001 | |||
| Normal/duodenitis | 4,027 (1.5) | 1.0 (ref) | ref | |
| Duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis | 464 (2.5) | 1.65 (1.50–1.82) | <0.0001 | |
| Partial villous atrophy | 60 (2.9) | 1.93 (1.49–2.51) | <0.0001 | |
| Subtotal/total villous atrophy | 68 (2.6) | 2.42 (1.90–3.09) | <0.0001 | |