Table 3.
Distribution of demographic and clinical-pathological characteristics of children and adolescents evaluated for H. pylori infection.
| Variables | H. pylori status | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| N (%) | 58 (75.3) | 19 (24.7) | 77 | |
| Age (years) mean ± SD | 15.2 ± 2.3 | 16.2 ± 1.9 | 15.5 ± 2.3 | 0.12 |
| Age range | 9–18 | 10–18 | 9–18 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 44 (75.9) | 17 (89.5) | 61 | 0.33 |
| Male | 14 (24.1) | 2 (10.5) | 16 | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 6 (10.9) | 1 (5.3) | 7 | 0.67 |
| Urban | 49 (89.1) | 18 (94.7) | 61 | |
| Endoscopic diagnosis | ||||
| Normal stomach | 7 (2.5) | — | 7 | 0.18 |
| Endoscopic lesion | 51 (97.5) | 19 (100) | 70 | |
| Eradication therapy | ||||
| Yes | — | 5 (41.7) | 5 | — |
| No | — | 7 (58.3) | 7 | |
| After therapy | ||||
| Eradicated | — | 2 (66.6) | 2 | — |
| Not eradicated | — | 1 (33.3) | 1 | — |
N = sample number (subjects without information in the medical records were excluded from the analysis).