Epstein-Barr Virus Association with Peptic Ulcer Disease

Table 3

Odds ratios for EBV or H. pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease.

Serology	Healthy controls^a	Peptic ulcer
		Duodenal	Gastric
(%)	129 (100)	58 (100)	20 (100)
EBV IgA
Positives, (%)	22 (17.1)	18 (31)	14
Negatives, (%)	107 (82.9)	40 (69)	6 (30)
OR^b (95% CI)		2.0 (0.9–4.6)	10.1 (3.0–33.7)
^c
HP IgG
Positives, (%)	77 (59.7)	54 (93.1)	14 (70)
Negatives, (%)	52 (40.3)	4 (6.9)	6 (30)
OR (95% CI)		7.2 (2.8–20.8)	0.8 (0.3–2.7)
^c
HPCagA+ IgG
Positives, (%)	52 (40.3)	43 (74.1)	9 (45)
Negatives, (%)	77 (59.7)	15 (25.9)	11 (55)
OR^b (95% CI)		3.8 (1.8–8.0)	0.8 (0.3–2.4)
^c

Significant differences: .
^aUsed as control group.
^bOR and ^cChi square for trend adjusted for age and sex and also adjusted by a robust logistic regression model.