Factors associated with H pylori epidemiology in symptomatic children in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Table 1 Demographical data of the children included in the study

	H pylori (+)	n (%)	H pylori (-)	n (%)	P
n	140		192
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)	9.89 ± 3.16		10.02 ± 2.96		0.708
Gender
Female	77	(54.9)	110	(57.4)
Male	63	(45.1)	82	(42.6)	0.660
Ethnic group
Caucasian	130	(93.1)	170	(88.7)
Asian	0	(0.0)	4	(2.0)
American Indian	10	(6.9)	18	(9.3)	0.156
Educational level
Kindergarten	14	(9.8)	24	(12.4)
BGE1	116	(83.2)	150	(78.4)
Polimodal2	10	(7.0)	18	(9.2)	0.564
Place of residence
BA city3	6	(4.2)	10	(5.2)
Great BA4	9	(6.3)	7	(3.6)
BA province5	125	(89.5)	175	(91.2)	0.491

¹ Basic general education (for children from 6 to 15 years old);

² For children from 15 to 18 years old;

³Buenos Aires city (inner city);

⁴Great Buenos Aires (suburban areas);

⁵Buenos Aires province (inner city).