Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 234 dyspeptic Turkish patients according to H. pylori status

	H. pylori infection (n = 234)
	Negative	Positive
Number	70	164
Mean age	43.1 + 15.6	44.0 + 13.3
Median age	43.5	46
Age range	20–83	17–75
F:M ratio	2.89	2.49