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General comparison in negative and positive cases of H. pylori infection
| Variable | H. pylori infection of the control group | Statistics | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| negative (n = 225) | positive (n = 202) | ||||
| Age (median (IQR)) | 54 (50–66) | 53 (49–64) | W = 24,220 | 0.240 | |
| Age group | < 65 | 160 (71.1%) | 153 (75.7%) | χ2 = 1.167 | 0.280 |
| ≥65 | 65 (28.9%) | 49 (24.3%) | |||
| Gender | female | 56 (24.9%) | 51 (25.2%) | χ2 = 0.007 | 0.932 |
| male | 169 (75.1%) | 151 (74.8%) | |||
