Table 3.
Helicobacter pylori infection status in 51 families with children and other relatives
|
Family members (N)
|
H. pylori
positive
|
H. pylori
negative, n
|
Infection rate (%)
|
||
|
Sub total, n
|
Type I H. pylori, n
|
Type II H. pylori, n
|
|||
| Total (190) | 93 | 66 | 27 | 97 | 48.95 |
| Father (51) | 32 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 62.75 |
| Mother (51) | 32 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 62.75 |
| Grandfather (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Grandmother (12) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.67 |
| Maternal grandfather (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.00 |
| Maternal grandmother (8) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37.50 |
| Other relatives (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Child (57) | 13 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 22.81 |
N: Number of family members in 51 families; n: Person per group; Type I H. pylori: H. pylori infection with type I strains; Type II H. pylori: H. pylori infection with type II strains; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; Infection rate: Number of H. pylori-positive family members/number of family members.