Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with selective immunoglobulin E deficiency

Table 2 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy findings in Helicobacter pylori-positive dyspeptic subjects n (%)

Characteristic	Cases(n = 19)	Controls(n = 94)	P value
Female	11 (57.9)	49 (52.1)	0.81
Age, yr	43.9 ± 10.2	42.5 ± 9.7	0.49
Gastritis	11 (57.9)	28 (29.8)	0.03
Antral predominant gastritis	7 (36.8)	21 (22.3)	0.24
Body predominant gastritis	1 (5.3)	5 (5.3)	1.00
Multifocal atrophic gastritis	3 (15.8)	2 (2.1)	0.03
Duodenal ulcer	12 (63.2)	15 (15.9)	< 0.01
Gastric ulcer	1 (5.3)	1 (1.1)	0.31
Treatment-refractory H. pylori infection	9 (47.4)	11 (11.7)	< 0.01

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.