Epidemiologic characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection in southeast Hungary

Table 2 Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with Helicobacter pylori prevalence

Socio-economic + lifestyle factors	H. pylori positive		H. pylori negative		Total	P value	Odds ratio (univariate)	95%CI
	n	%	n	%
Smoking						0.1121
Non-smoker	169	29.5	403	70.5	572		1.0
Smoker	91	34.2	175	65.8	266		1.2400	[0.9090, 1.6915]
Former smoker	61	37.4	102	62.6	163		1.4261	[0.9904, 2.0534]
Alcohol consumption						0.1420
Never	95	36.0	169	64.0	264		1.0
Occasional	216	30.3	497	69.7	713		0.7731	[0.5740, 1.0413]
Regular	10	41.7	14	58.3	24		1.2707	[0.5434, 2.9715]
Coffee						0.0390
Never	82	26.7	225	73.3	307		1.0
1	94	36.3	165	63.7	259		1.5632	[1.0929, 2.2358]
More than 1	145	33.3	290	66.7	435		1.3720	[0.9943, 1.8931]
Household population						0.1649
Alone	51	39.2	79	60.8	130		1.0
Adults only	135	31.5	294	68.5	429		0.7113	[0.4736, 1.0683]
Adults and children	135	30.5	307	69.5	442		0.6812	[0.4538, 1.0224]
Work						0.0000
Industrial	186	38.4	299	61.6	485		1.0
Office	135	26.2	381	73.8	516		0.5696	[0.4355, 0.7450]
Agricultural work						0.0012
No	140	27.4	371	72.6	511		1.0
Yes	181	36.9	309	63.1	490		1.5523	[1.1882, 2.0279]
Domestic animals						0.0015
No	54	23.5	176	76.5	230		1.0
Yes	267	34.6	504	65.4	771		1.7266	[1.2301, 2.4236]

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