Demographics and Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Case-Control Study
Table 6
Determinants of insurgence of esophagitis in GERD patients (multivariate logistic regression analysis).
Parameter
OR
95%CI OR
Lower bound
Upper bound
value
H. pylori status (negative versus positive)
0.611
0.474
0.787
Ethnicity (Arabs versus Jews)
0.786
0.622
0.995
0.045
BMI
0.995
0.982
1.007
0.395
Rural versus urban
0.957
0.801
1.143
0.629
Age
0.997
0.992
1.002
0.242
Gender
1.199
1.007
1.426
0.041
Smoking status
0.370
0.265
0.519
Alcohol consumption
0.859
0.551
1.339
0.503
Comorbidities
0.768
0.584
1.011
0.060
ASA/NSAID users
0.779
0.629
0.965
0.022
Statin users
1.209
0.831
1.761
0.321
PPI users
1.359
0.990
1.866
0.058
Constant
1.913
0.120
ASA: acetylsalicylic acid; BMI: body mass index; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PPIs: proton pump inhibitors.
