Table 2.
Endoscopic findings in relation to RUT and PCR.
| Findings | RUT∗∗ (100) | P value | OR (95% CI) | PCR∗∗∗ (60) | P value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antral gastritis (55) | 55 (55%) | <0.001∗ | 20 (33.3%) | 0.489 | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | |
| Gerd (34) | 36 (36%) | 0.465 | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | 15 (25%) | 0.057 | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) |
| Pangastritis (40) | 30 (30%) | 0.192 | 1.7 (0.8–3.9) | 5 (8.3%) | <0.001∗ | 0.1 (0.1–0.4) |
| Diffuse gastric mucosal nodularity (40) | 20 (20%) | 0.172 | 0.6 (0.3–1.3) | 10 (16.6%) | 0.115 | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) |
| Diffuse erosive gastroduodenitis (34) | 15 (15%) | <0.001∗ | 0.3 (0.1–0.6) | 8 (13.3%) | <0.001∗ | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) |
| Duodenal ulcer (30) | 25 (25%) | 0.030∗ | 3 (1.1–8.4) | 17 (28.3%) | 0.084 | 0.5 (0.3–1.1) |
| Gastric ulcer (20) | 18 (18%) | 0.017∗ | 5.3 (1.2–23.7) | 8 (13.3%) | <0.001∗ | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) |
| Combined duodenal and gastric ulcers (8) | 8 (8%) | 0.040∗ | 5 (8.3%) | <0.001∗ | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | |
| Hiatus hernia (3) | 0 (0%) | 0.014∗ | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ | ||
| Gastric cancer (3) | 2 (2%) | 1.000 | 1 (0.1–11.3) | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ | |
| Duodenal diverticulum (2) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ | |||
| Gastric polyp (1) | 0 (0%) | 0.156 | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ | ||
| Barrette esophagus (1) | 0 (0%) | 0.156 | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ | ||
| Normal mucosa (4) | 0 (0%) | 0.156 | 0 (0%) | <0.001∗ |
∗ P < 0.001: highly statistically significant; ∗∗RUT: rapid urease test; ∗∗∗PCR: polymerase chain reaction.