Epidemiologic characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection in southeast Hungary

Table 3 Factors in patient history associated with Helicobacter pylori prevalence

Patient history	H. pylori positive		H. pylori negative		Total	P value	Odds ratio (univar-iate)	95%CI
	n	%	n	%
Familiy history of H. pylori						0.8829
Negative	161	32.5	335	67.5	496		1.0
Positive	18	31.0	40	69.0	58		0.9363	[0.5205, 1.6844]
NA	142	31.8	305	68.2	447
Family history of GI ulcer						0.3810
Negative	217	33.3	435	66.7	652		1.0
Positive	57	29.7	135	70.3	192		0.8464	[0.5965, 1.2009]
NA	47	29.9	110	70.1	157
Family history of GI cancer						0.0014
Negative	277	32.1	587	67.9	864		1.0
Positive	17	63.0	10	37.0	27		3.6025	[1.6284, 7.9701]
NA	27	33.8	53	66.3	80
Abdominal pain						0.8108
Negative	264	32.2	555	67.8	819		1.0
Positive	57	31.3	125	68.7	182		0.9586	[0.6784, 1.3547]
Epigastrial pain						0.1105
Negative	214	30.5	487	69.5	701		1.0
Positive	107	35.7	193	64.3	300		1.2617	[0.9481, 1.6789]

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; CI: Confidence interval; NA: Not applicable; GI: Gastrointestinal.