Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted associations of cofactors with Helicobacter pylori positive status (n = 262)
| Cofactor | Unadjusted OR (95%CI), P value | Adjusted OR (95%CI), P value |
| Age (yr) | 1.011 (0.988-1.034), 0.3686 | |
| Polyp type | ||
| Fundic (referent) | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplastic | 4.621 (1.918-11.133), 0.0006 | 4.621 (1.861-11.479), 0.0010 |
| Other | 3.469 (1.509-7.976), 0.0034 | 2.952 (1.250-6.972), 0.0136 |
| Gender | ||
| Female (referent) | 1 | |
| Male | 0.891 (0.460-1.726), 0.7321 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic (referent) | 1 | |
| Non-hispanic White | 0.205 (0.026-1.605), 0.1311 | |
| Other | 0.409 (0.117-1.435), 0.1629 | |
| Pathology of surrounding gastric | ||
| Chronic gastritis (referent) | 1 | 1 |
| Intestinal metaplasia | 0.996 (0.407-2.437), 0.9931 | 0.827 (0.331-2.065), 0.6848 |
| Other | 0.088 (0.021-0.375), 0.0010 | 0.090 (0.021-0.390), 0.0013 |
| Portal hypertension | ||
| No (referent) | 1 | |
| Yes | 0.569 (0.159-2.044), 0.3877 | |