Value of a new stick-type rapid urine test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Vietnamese population

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical diagnostics of the patients evaluated

Characteristics	H. pylori positive(n = 111)	H. pylori negative(n = 89)	Total(n = 200)
Mean age (range) (yr)	35.5 (18-62)	36.6 (18-76)	36 (18-76)
Sex (female/male)	59/52	57/32	116/84
Diagnosis
Normal gastroduodenal tract	1	6	7
Gastritis and/or duodenitis	83	66	149
Gastric ulcer	4	1	5
Duodenal ulcer	16	1	17
Reflux esophagitis	5	15	20
Reflux esophagitis and peptic ulcer disease	2	0	2

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.