Research Article
Characteristics and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Associated Gastritis: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast Thailand
Table 6
Association between possible source of transmission, personal history, and H. pylori infection (univariate analysis).
| | Variable | Positive for H. pylori, (%) | Negative for H. pylori, (%) | value | | Total number: 150 | Total number: 150 |
| | Possible root of transmission | | | <0.01 | | Family history | 2 (1.3) | 14 (9.3) | | | Ingesting food from street vendor | 15 (10) | 23 (15.3) | | | Being a farmer | 4 (2.7) | 35 (23.3) | | | Nonvegetarian food | — | 28 (18.7) | | | Ingesting pickled fish | 42 (28) | 5 (5.3) | | | Ingesting salt crab | 16 (10.7) | 2 (1.3) | | | Ingesting Papaya salad | 68 (45.3) | 13 (8.7) | | | Thai vermicelli eaten with curry | 3 (2) | 30 (20) | | | Personal history | | | 0.05 | | Smoking | 49 (32.7) | 20 (13.3) | | | Alcohol drinking | 89 (59.3) | 30 (20) | | | High temperature food intake | 5 (3.3) | 65 (43.3) | | | Spicy food | 7 (4.7) | 35 (23.3) | |
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Significance is set at .
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