Table 1.

Distribution of sample characteristics

	H. Pylori Status
	Negative	Positive
Characteristic	N (%)	N (%)	Total	95% CI
Participants	206 (85.8)	34 (14.2)	240	0.097, 0.186
AGE
5–7	33 (80.5)	8 (19.5)	41	0.068, 0.321
8–10	73 (87.9)	10 (12.1)	83	0.048, 0.191
11–13	63 (85.1)	11 (14.9)	74	0.656, 0.231
14–16	37 (88.1)	5 (11.9)	42	0.016, 0.221
Pearson chi2(1) = 1.4762 Pr = 0.688
SEX
Female	114 (83.2)	23 (16.8)	137	0.104, 0.231
Male	92 (89.3)	11 (10.7)	103	0.461, 0167
Pearson chi2(1) = 1.8044 Pr = 0.179