Table 2.

Type of colonization of Helicobacter pylori according to gender, age and cancer risk

Features	Type of colonization		Total n = 72	P value
	Single	Multiple
	n = 34	n = 38
Gender				0.067
Male	26.5%	47.4%	37.5%
Female	73.5%	52.6%	62.5%
Age (yr)				0.633
18-35	41.2%	36.8%	38.9%
36-47	26.5%	36.8%	31.9%
48-63	32.4%	26.3%	29.2%
Cancer risk				0.027
Low (Tumaco)	70.6%	44.7%	56.9%
High (Túquerres)	29.4%	55.3%	43.1%
Type of gastritis				0.203
Non atrophic	79.4%	89.5%	84.7%
MAG	20.6%	7.9%	13.9%