Table 4.
Clinical Factors Associated with Helicobacter pylori Eradication Failure (Including the Type of Point Mutation)
| Variable | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age | 1.02 | 1.00–1.04 | 0.111 |
| Sex | |||
| Men | Reference | ||
| Women | 0.91 | 0.47–1.76 | 0.775 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Non-smoker | Reference | ||
| Smoker | 1.69 | 0.82–3.50 | 0.156 |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| No | Reference | ||
| Yes | 2.09 | 0.97–4.51 | 0.061 |
| Types of point mutation | |||
| Negative | Reference | ||
| Positive A2142G | NA | ||
| Positive A2143G and double* | 2.44 | 1.38–4.34 | 0.002 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.
*Double, both A2142G and A2143G.