H pylori infection and other risk factors associated with peptic ulcers in Turkish patients: A retrospective study

Table 2 The partial association of the risk factors: smoking, alcohol, NSAIDs and aspirin intake with H pylori (+) or (-) peptic ulcers and gastritis

GU (risk factor)	G2	P-value	DU (risk factor)	G2	P	Gastritis (risk factor)	G2	P
Hp+, aspirin	14.65	0.000	Hp+, aspirin, smoking, NSAID	4.96	0.026	Hp+, aspirin, smoking, NSAID	5.1	0.024
Hp+, alcohol	6.81	0.009	Hp+, aspirin, alcohol	13.53	0.000	Hp+, aspirin, alcohol	3.92	0.048
Hp+, NSAID	4.34	0.037	Hp+, aspirin, smoking	5.14	0.023	Hp+, smoking	4.7	0.03
Hp-, alcohol, NSAID	4.09	0.043	Hp-, smoking, alcohol, NSAID	10.31	0.001	Hp+, aspirin	5.81	0.016
Hp-, NSAID	4.07	0.044	Hp-, aspirin, NSAID	4.53	0.033	Hp-, smoking, alcohol, NSAID	9.89	0.02
			Hp-, aspirin, alcohol	4.4	0.036	Hp-, aspirin	7.5	0.006

G²: likelihood ratio Chi-square (γ = 1); GU: gastric ulcer; DU: duodenal ulcer; Hp: H pylori; NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.