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Table 2 Socio-demographic factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection

From: Prevalence and risk factors of helicobacter pylori in Turkey: a nationally-representative, cross-sectional, screening with the 13C-Urea breath test

Socio-demographic factors

Hp positive

Hp negative

 
 

n

(%)*

n

(%)*

Total

P**

Sex

      

Female

2075

(81.4)

457

(18.6)

2532

0.014

Male

1777

(83.9)

313

(16.1)

2090

 

Age groups

      

18–24

736

(79.6)

170

(20.4)

906

0.000

25–34

957

(86.3)

145

(13.7)

1102

 

35–44

746

(84.2)

123

(15.8)

869

 

45–54

599

(83.7)

108

(16.3)

707

 

55–64

372

(78.9)

99

(21.1)

471

 

65 +

442

(78.6)

125

(21.4)

567

 

Region

      

West

1027

(80.3)

247

(19.7)

1274

0.000

South

444

(78.7)

118

(21.3)

562

 

Central

1089

(85.0)

192

(15.0)

1281

 

North

369

(82.3)

83

(17.8)

452

 

East

923

(88.1)

130

(11.9)

1053

 

Residence

      

Urban

2411

(81.7)

509

(18.3)

2920

0.020

Rural

1441

(84.0)

261

(16.0)

1702

 

Total

3852

(82.5)

770

(17.5)

4622

 
  1. *weighted , **p based on X2 test.