Table 1 Distribution of sample characteristics
H. Pylori Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||
Characteristic | N (%) | N (%) | Total | 95% CI |
Participants | 206 (85.8) | 34 (14.2) | 240 | 0.097, 0.186 |
AGE | ||||
5–7 | 33 (80.5) | 8 (19.5) | 41 | 0.068, 0.321 |
8–10 | 73 (87.9) | 10 (12.1) | 83 | 0.048, 0.191 |
11–13 | 63 (85.1) | 11 (14.9) | 74 | 0.656, 0.231 |
14–16 | 37 (88.1) | 5 (11.9) | 42 | 0.016, 0.221 |
Pearson chi2(1) = 1.4762 Pr = 0.688 | ||||
SEX | ||||
Female | 114 (83.2) | 23 (16.8) | 137 | 0.104, 0.231 |
Male | 92 (89.3) | 11 (10.7) | 103 | 0.461, 0167 |
Pearson chi2(1) = 1.8044 Pr = 0.179 | ||||