Epidemiologic characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection in southeast Hungary

Table 1 Sociodemographic factors associated with Helicobacter pylori prevalence

Socio-demographic factors	H. pylori positive		H. pylori negative		Total	P value	Odds ratio (univariate)	95%CI
	n	%	n	%
Sex						0.0521
Female	146	29.2	354	70.8	500		1.0
Male	175	34.9	326	65.1	501		1.3016	[0.9973, 1.6987]
Age						0.000
	44.5638	10.7693	37.3599	11.9457			0.9484	[0.9363, 0.9606]
18-25	25	14.9	143	85.1	168
25-35	32	16.9	157	83.1	189
35-45	97	34.4	185	65.6	282
45-55	106	43.6	137	56.4	243
55 +	61	51.3	58	48.7	119
Residence						0.0809
Urban	185	30.0	431	70.0	616		1.0
Rural	136	35.3	249	64.7	385		1.2725	[0.9706, 1.6683]
Childhood						0.0051
Urban	140	27.9	361	72.1	501		1.0
Rural	181	36.2	319	63.8	500		1.4631	[1.1201, 1.9110]
Min. one year in rural enviroment						0.0003
Negative	104	25.6	303	74.4	407		1.0
Positive	217	36.5	377	63.5	594		1.6770	[1.2695, 2.2153]

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; CI: Confidence interval.