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Table 3 Current lifestyle among non-complier and complier subjects, and prevalence of H. pylori infection.

From: Prevalence of Helicobacter pyloriinfection and associated factors among adults in Southern Brazil: a population-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Test non-compliers (n = 200) n (%)

Test compliers (n = 363) n (%)

p1

Prevalence2 n (%)

p3

Smoking

  

0.6

 

0.34

Never smoked

99 (49.7)

164 (45.7)

 

99 (60.4)

 

Ex-smoker

44 (22.1)

88 (24.5)

 

63 (71.6)

 

Current smoker

56 (28.1)

107 (29.8)

 

69 (64.5)

 

Alcohol intake

  

0.9

 

0.07

No

101 (50.8)

186 (51.8)

 

128 (68.8)

 

Yes

98 (49.2)

173 (48.2)

 

103 (59.5)

 

Coffee intake (d/wk)

  

0.4

 

0.024

0

27 (13.6)

38 (10.6)

 

18 (47.4)

 

1–6

21 (10.6)

43 (12.0)

 

25 (58.1)

 

7

151 (75.9)

278 (77.4)

 

188 (67.6)

 

Mate intake (d/wk)

  

0.03

 

0.34

0

70 (35.2)

81 (22.6)

 

58 (71.6)

 

1–6

39 (19.6)

101 (28.2)

 

59 (58.4)

 

7

90 (45.2)

176 (49.2)

 

113 (64.2)

 

Raw vegetables (d/wk)

  

0.2

 

0.64

0

34 (17.2)

51 (14.4)

 

34 (66.7)

 

1–6

113 (57.1)

188 (53.1)

 

116 (61.7)

 

7

51 (25.8)

115 (32.5)

 

78 (67.8)

 
  1. 1p of difference between test-compliers and test non-compliers according to the independent variables
  2. 2 prevalence among test-compliers
  3. 3p of the association between the independent variable and the prevalence of H. pylori infection
  4. 4test for linear trend
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