Table 2.

Helicobacter pylori infection in study subjects

Age group(years)	Men			Women
	n	Hp (+)	%	n	Hp (+)	%
30-39	7	7	(100.0)	2	2	(100.0)
40-49	29	18	(62.1)	7	5	(71.4)
50-59	46	28	(60.9)	1	1	(100.0)
60-69	58	39	(67.2)	13	6	(46.2)
≥ 70	33	18	(54.6)	5	4	(80.0)
Total	173	110	(63.6)	28	18	(64.3)

χ² = 5.68, P = 0.2241; χ² = 4.22, P = 0.3769