Table 3.
The relation between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) contamination and other variables
| Variables |
H. pylori contamination
|
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Sex [n (%)] | Male | 72 (59.5) | 49 (40.5) | 0.673 |
| Female | 105 (57.1) | 79 (42.9) | ||
| Education [n (%)] | Below diploma | 123 (58.6) | 87 (41.4) | 0.937 |
| Diploma | 33 (58.9) | 23 (41.1) | ||
| Associate | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | ||
| Bachelor | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | ||
| Master or above | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | ||
| Family history of MHs [n (%)] | Yes | 94 (72.9) | 35 (27.1) | < 0.001 |
| No | 83 (47.2) | 93 (52.8) | ||
| Duodenal ulcer [n (%)] | Yes | 49 (94.2) | 3 (5.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 128 (50.6) | 125 (49.4) | ||
| Gastric | Yes | 13 (65.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0.514 |
| Ulcer [n (%)] | No | 164 (57.5) | 121 (42.5) | |
| Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 44.36 ± 13.18 | 43.36 ± 17.51 | 0.306 | |
H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; MH: Migraine headache; SD: Standard deviation