Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2016; 22(41): 9214-9221
Published online Nov 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i41.9214
Table 1 Demographics of endoscopy and urea breath test patients
EndoscopyUBTPvalue95%CI
Totaln = 389n = 227
Mean age (SD)52.3 (16.4)39.6 (12.6)< 0.00110.22-15.18
Male42.2% (n = 164)30.4% (n = 69)< 0.0053.68-19.60
Primary H. pylori infection14.7% (n = 57)33.0% (n = 75)< 0.00111.07-25.65
Mean age (SD)48.4 (14.9)41.4 (13.0)< 0.0052.19-11.81
Male52.6% (n = 30)33.3% (n = 25)0.031.23-36.29