Helicobacter pylori Prevalence in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Specimen

Table 2

Patient characteristics by histopathologic findings.

	Final diagnosis		Total
	Inactive gastritis	Helicobacter pylori
Age group
15-29	87 (79.1%)	23 (20.9%)	110	<0.001
30-39	78 (60.0%)	52 (40.0%)	130
40-49	74 (57.8%)	54 (42.2%)	128
50-59	30 (46.9%)	34 (53.1%)	64
60-74	20 (54.1%)	17 (45.9%)	37
Age (years)
				<0.001
Sex
Male	112 (59.6%)	79 (41.4%)	191 (41.0%)	0.271
Female	177 (63.7%)	101 (36.3%)	278 (59.0%)
Preendoscopy
Yes	26 (51.0%)	25 (49.0%)	51 (10.9%)	0.098
No	263 (62.9%)	155 (37.1%)	418 (89.1%)
Proton pump inhibitors intake
Yes	37 (71.2%)	15 (28.8%)	52 (10.8%)	0.134
No	252 (60.4%)	165 (39.6%)	417 (89.2%)
Number of sections for histology
1 to 2	145 (67.4%)	70 (32.6%)	215 (45.8%)	0.017
4 to 6	144 (56.7%)	110 (43.3%)	254 (54.2%)

Indicates a significant relationship.