Helicobacter Pylori
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4715-4720
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4715
Table 4 Host and bacterial factors related to the presence of anti-H pylori antibodies (AHPA) in serum
Anti-H pylori antibodies
P
Positive(n = 82, %)Negative(n = 70, %)Absolute difference(95%CI)
Age≥60 (yr)30 (37)35 (50)-0.13 (-0.29-0.02)0.1
Sex (male)59 (72)41 (58)0.13 (-0.02-0.29)0.08
Blood type
A25 (30)21 (30)0.00 (-0.14-0.15)0.95
B22 (27)18 (26)0.01 (-0.13-0.15)0.88
O31 (38)27 (39)-0.01 (-0.16-0.15)0.92
AB4 (5)4 (6)-0.01 (-0.08-0.06)0.82
Smoking31 (38)25 (36)0.02 (-0.14-0.18)0.79
Daily alcohol use13 (16)6 (9)0.07 (-0.03-0.18)0.18
Daily coffee use9 (11)3 (4)0.07 (-0.02-0.15)0.13
Daily tea use24 (2917 (24)0.05 (-0.09-0.19)0.49