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. 2020 Sep 22;10(9):e042341. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042341

Table 4.

Comparison of the Helicobacter pylori positive rates between cases and controls, n (%)

Type Cases Controls χ2 P value
Total 120 (66.67) 98 (54.44) 5.63 0.02
Gender
 Male 94 (52.22) 77 (42.78) 4.88 0.03
 Female 26 (14.44) 21 (11.67) 0.97 0.33
χ2 2.65 1.20
P value 0.10 0.27
Age (years)
 <50 20 (11.11) 16 (8.89) 0.86 0.36
 50–65 51 (28.33) 42 (23.33) 3.16 0.08
 ≥65 49 (27.22) 40 (22.22) 1.57 0.21
χ2 0.55 1.28
P value 0.76 0.53