The Utilization of a New Immunochromatographic Test in Detection of Helicobacter pylori Antibody from Maternal and Umbilical Cord Serum

Table 2

The distribution of demographic and clinical characteristics of participants according to the H. pylori status determined by stool antigen test (HpSA) on delivery ().

	H. pyloric status determined by HpSA
	H. pylori (+)	H. pylori (−)	-value
	(%)	(%)
Education
<college	48 (45.7)	90 (37.5)	0.152
≧college	57 (54.3)	150 (62.5)
Nationality
Taiwan	88 (83.8)	218 (90.8)	0.058
Immigrant	17 (16.2)	22 (9.2)
Smoking status
Yes	2 (1.9)	8 (3.3)	0.729^a
No	103 (98.1)	233 (96.7)
Alcohol drinking
Yes	0	2 (0.8)	1.000^a
No	105 (100.0)	238 (99.2)
Exercise
≧1 times/week	37 (35.2)	69 (28.8)	0.229
<1 times/week	68 (64.8)	171 (71.3)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	4 (3.8)	8 (3.3)	0.760^a
No	101 (96.2)	233 (96.7)
Hypertension
Yes	3 (2.9)	17 (7.1)	0.124
No	102 (97.1)	224 (92.9)
Parity
1	51 (48.6)	121 (50.2)	0.806
2	43 (41.0)	100 (41.5)
>3	11 (10.5)	20 (8.3)
Miscarriage
Yes	13 (12.4)	32 (13.3)	0.820
No	92 (87.6)	209 (86.7)
Type of delivery
NSD/VED	72 (68.6)	158 (65.6)	0.585
C/S	33 (31.4)	83 (34.4)
Prematurity
<37 weeks	4 (3.8)	11 (4.6)	1.000^a
≧37 weeks	101 (96.2)	230 (95.4)
Baby gender
Male	58 (55.2)	140 (58.1)	0.622
Female	47 (44.8)	101 (41.9)

^aFisher’s exact test.