Table 2.

Demographic determinants of H. pylori infections

	H. pylori		P
	+VE (n=42)	−VE (n=369)
Age
Range	22-64	14-64
Mean±SD	41.9±12.1	34.5±12.7	<0.001@
Median (IQR)	43 (32-52)	31 (24-45)
Age (years)
≤20	0 (0)	38 (10.3)	0.022*
21-30	9 (21.4)	134 (36.3)	0.055*
31-40	11 (26.2)	85 (23)	0.647*
41-50	9 (21.4)	53 (14.4)	0.225*
> 50	13 (31)	59 (16)	0.016*
Sex
Male	17 (40.5)	176 (47.7)	0.374*
Female	25 (59.5)	193 (52.3)

*Chi-square test, @t-test