TABLE 3 .

Significant associations of multiple cagA copies with genotypic variations and disease state

Parameter compared with cagA repeat genotypea (n = 80)	P value
EPIYA-AB or EPIYA-ABC or EPIYA-ABCC or other	0.013
Empty or babA or babB or babC at bab locus C	0.005
Empty or occupied at bab locus C	0.012
Cancer or Barrett’s esophagus or gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer or gastritis or esophagitis	0.036
Cancer, Barrett’s esophagus, and gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer and gastritis or esophagitis	0.024
Cancer and gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer and gastritis or Barrett’s esophagus and esophagitis	0.016

^aThe cagA repeat genotype was categorized as single or multiple cagA repeats.