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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 11.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Feb 11;13(9):1616–1624. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.02.005

Table 3.

Factors Associated With H pylori Resistance to Clarithromycin, Metronidazole, and Levofloxacin in Male Patients in Multivariate Analysis

Clarithromycin resistance
Metronidazole resistance
Levofloxacin resistance
Any resistance
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age (y)
 ≥60 (vs <60) 2.16 (0.67–6.99) 0.74 (0.26–2.10) 2.34 (0.87–6.28) 1.04 (0.44–2.48)
Race/ethnic
 Black (vs white) 1.10 (0.32–3.83) 0.89 (0.27–2.95) 1.80 (0.62–5.27) 2.18 (0.81–5.83)
 Hispanic (vs white) 1.47 (0.35–6.11) 1.87 (0.46–7.66) 2.48 (0.65–9.52) 1.78 (0.52–6.07)
Isolated year
 2011–2013 (vs 2009–2013) 2.57 (0.83–8.00) 0.69 (0.23–2.03) 1.89 (0.72–4.93) 2.52 (1.06–5.97)
Prior treatment of H pylori
 Yes (vs no) 11.37 (1.79–72.21) 4.64 (0.86–24.92) 3.83 (0.60–24.36)
Household income ($)
 >25,000 (vs ≤25,000) 3.15 (1.21–8.25) 2.61 (1.10–6.18)
Drinking status
 Former drinker (vs never drank) 0.12 (0.02–0.65)
 Current drinker (vs never drank) 0.19 (0.04–0.94)
Prior use of macrolides
 Yes (vs no) 3.92 (1.39–11.07)
Prior use of fluoroquinolones
 Yes (vs no) 3.49 (1.30–9.36)