Table 3. Gastrointestinal symptoms and past illness history classified by H. pylori results.

	n	H. pylori-negative (n = 208)	H. pylori-positive (n = 59)
Symptoms
• Epigastric pain	156	120 (57.7%)	36 (61.0%)
• Heart burn	10	8 (3.8%)	2 (3.4%)
• Abdominal pain	22	21 (10.1%)	1 (1.7%)
• Bloating	37	26 (12.5%)	11 (18.6%)
• History of hematemesis/melena	16	11 (5.3%)	5 (8.5%)
• Nausea/vomiting	18	14 (6.7%)	4 (6.8%)
Illness history
• Diabetes mellitus	21	17 (8.2%)	4 (6.8%)
• Hypertension	50	39 (18.8%)	11 (18.6%)
• dyslipidemia	4	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)
• Asthma	2	1 (0.5%)	1 (1.7%)
• Hepatitis/Chronic liver disease	6	1 (0.5%)	5 (8.5%)
• Tuberculosis	2	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)