Table 2. Frequency of Distribution of Children According to Gender and the Situation of Helicobacter pylori and Asthma ^a,b.

Asthma	H. pylori (Positive)	H. pylori (Negative)	H. pylori (Total)
Male
Positive	3 (4.5)	13 (17.1)	16 (11.2)
Negative	64 (95.5)	63 (82.9)	127 (88.8)
Total	67 (100)	76 (100)	143 (100)
Female
Positive	5 (7)	15 (17.4)	20 (12.7)
Negative	66 (93)	71 (82.6)	137 (87.3)
Total	71 (100)	86 (100)	157 (100)

^a P Value = 0.004 (Mental-Haenszel); OR = 3.38; CI = 1.2 - 7.6.

^b Data are presented as No. (%).