Epstein-Barr Virus Association with Peptic Ulcer Disease

Table 2

Odds ratios and trends for EBV IgG antibody titers and peptic ulcer disease.

EBV IgG titers^b	Healthy controls^a	Peptic ulcer
		Duodenal		Gastric
			OR (95% CI)^c		OR (95% CI)^c
20.1–55.09	42	14	1.0	6	1.0
55.10–83.76	43	11	0.9 (0.4–2.5)	6	0.9 (0.3–3.4)
83.77–181.1	43	33	2.5	8	1.5 (0.4–5.6)
for trend^d					0.529

Significant differences: .
^aUsed as control group.
^bUnits (HU/mL).
^cOR and ^dChi square for trend, adjusted for age and sex and also adjusted by a robust logistic regression model.