Research Article
Characteristics and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Associated Gastritis: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast Thailand
Table 4
Association between patient’s symptoms, endoscopic findings, and H. pylori infection (univariate analysis).
| Variable | Positive for H. pylori, (%) | Negative for H. pylori, (%) | value | Total number: 150 | Total number: 150 |
| Patient’s symptom | | | <0.01 | Abdominal pain | 73 (48.7) | 68 (45.3) | | Gastrointestinal bleeding | 12 (8) | 12 (8) | | Vomiting | 8 (5.3) | 11 (7.3) | | Diarrhea | 3 (2) | 10 (6.7) | | Iron deficiency anemia | 54 (36) | 49 (32.7) | | Endoscopic finding | | | 0.17 | Gastric ulcer | 7 (4.7) | 12 (8) | | Duodenal ulcer | 22 (14.7) | 13 (8.7) | | Gastric and duodenal ulcer | 3 (2) | 12 (8) | | Inflammatory polyp | 8 (5.3) | 9 (6) | | Nonulcer gastritis | 95 (63.3) | 84 (56) | | Nonulcer duodenitis | 1 (0.7) | 11 (7.3) | | Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 14 (9.3) | 9 (6) | |
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Significance is set at .
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