Table 3.
Helicobacter pylori infection | ||||||
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No. | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
Women | ||||||
Controls | 65 | 37 (57) | 28 (43) | 1 (ref) | ||
Cases | 72 | 47 (65) | 25 (35) | 0.7 | 0.3 – 1.4 | 0.32 |
Men | ||||||
Controls | 35 | 21 (60) | 14 (40) | 1 (ref) | ||
Cases | 28 | 12 (43) | 16 (57) | 2.0 | 0.8 – 5.4 | 0.18 |
Both sexes | ||||||
Controls | 100 | 58 (58) | 42 (42) | 1 (ref) | ||
Cases | 100 | 59 (59) | 41 (41) | 1.0 | 0.5 – 1.7 | 0.89 |
H. pylori infection was defined as antibody titer ≥10 U/mL; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.