Table 2.

Association between the prevalence of H. pylori infection and dietary factors.

	H. pylori positive	H. pylori negative	Total	Prevalence of H. pylori (%)	OR (95% CI)	p
Frequency of eating fried food
Never/rarely	36	37	73	49.3	1.04 (0.56–1.92)	0.91
Sometimes/almost every day	45	48	93	48.4	1∗
Frequency of eating vegetables
Rarely/sometimes	25	25	50	50.0	1.07 (0.55–2.08)	0.84
Almost every day/every day	56	60	116	48.3	1∗
Frequency of eating fruit
Never/sometimes	18	19	37	48.6	0.99 (0.48–2.06)	0.98
Almost every day/every day	63	66	129	48.8	1∗
Consumption of milk
Yes	65	72	137	47.4	0.73 (0.33–1.64)	0.45
No	16	13	29	55.2	1∗
Consumption of soft drinks
Yes	53	50	103	51.5	1.33 (0.71–2.49)	0.38
No	28	35	63	44.4	1∗

^∗Reference group.