Table 4.

Correlation between the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and medical history in 2017 and 2022

Variable category	2017 (n=4780)			2022 (n=3734)
	No.	No. (%) positive	P	No.	No. (%) positive	P
Chronic gastritis			0.006			0.001
Yes	1465	922 (62.9%)		1269	504 (39.7%)
No	3315	1958 (59.1%)		2465	1123 (45.6%)
Peptic ulcer			< 0.001			0.009
Yes	1213	795 (65.5%)		555	270 (48.6%)
No	3567	2085 (58.5%)		3179	1357 (42.7%)
Spouse’s gastric disease			0.015			0.490
Yes	1279	807 (63.1%)		663	297 (44.8%)
No	3501	2073 (59.2%)		3071	1330 (43.3%)
Gallbladder disease			0.751			0.382
Yes	1058	633 (59.8%)		567	257 (45.3%)
No	3722	2247 (60.4%)		3167	1370 (43.3%)
Respiratory disease			0.559			0.770
Yes	436	257 (58.9%)		109	49 (45.0%)
No	4344	2623 (60.4%)		3625	1578 (43.5%)
Cardiovascular disease			0.255			0.612
Yes	484	280 (57.9%)		271	114 (42.1%)
No	4296	2600 (60.5%)		3463	1513 (43.7%)
Autoimmune disease			0.47			0.677
Yes	543	335 (61.7%)		224	101 (45.1%)
No	4237	2545 (60.1%)		3510	1526 (43.5%)