Research Article

Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: Demographic and Epidemiological Characterization in Puerto Rican Hispanics (2012-2014)

Table 3

Prevalence of H. pylori infections among subjects with GIM according to sex and age during 2012-2014 ().

CharacteristicPrevalence (95% CI)

Overall26.9 (25.7–28.2)
Sex
 Male31.6 (29.5–33.8)
 Female24.0 (22.4–25.6)
Age group (in years)
 21-298.7 (3.3–21.2)
 30-3916.7 (11.0–24.5)
 40-4926.9 (22.1-32.3)
 50-6430.3 (27.9-32.9)
 >6526.1 (24.5-27.7)