Table 2.
Reasons for visits for H. pylori diagnosis and eradication treatments (listed by percentage)
| Reason* | Male N=235 |
Female N=332 |
Total N=567 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. pylori infection diagnosed at other facilities** | 39.1 | 49.4 | 45.1 |
| Eradication failure at other clinics | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Past diagnosis of gastric ulcer and/or duodenal ulcer** | 16.6 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 33.2 | 38.9 | 36.5 |
| Surgical history of gastric cancer | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Family history of gastric cancer | 17.4 | 22.3 | 20.3 |
| Thrombocytopenic purpura | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Urticaria** | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Other diseases | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Anxiety aroused from television program on H. pylori | 20.0 | 16.9 | 18.2 |
| Advice of a family member | 17.4 | 18.4 | 18 |
| Other reasons | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 |
| No particular reason | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
* Two or more reasons for visits were allowed.
** Significant difference between males and females (p<0.05)