Research Article
Helicobacter pylori Infection as a Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Ethiopia
Table 2
Odds ratios of HCC according to baseline variables (n=120).
| | Diagnosis of HCC | Unadjusted | Adjusted | NO HCC | HCC | P-value | OR(95%CI) | P-value | OR(95% CI) |
| Mean Age(+/- sd) | 51 | 36 | <0.001 | 1.07(1.03-1.11) | <0.001 | 1.06(1.03-1.09) |
| Gender | | | | | | | Male | 32(53.3) | 34(56.7) | 0.71 | 0.87(0.42-1.79) | 0.91 | 0.94(0.35-2.56) | Female | 28(46.7) | 26(43.3) | | | | |
| HBSAg | | | | | | | Non-reactive | 51(85) | 40(66.7) | 0.022 | 2.83(1.16-6.89) | 0.002 | 6.19(1.92-19.93) | Reactive | 9(15) | 20(33.3) | | | | |
| H. pylori | | | | | | | Negative | 46(76.7) | 23(38.3) | <0.001 | 5.29(2.39-11.68) | <0.001 | 5.22(2.04-13. | Positive | 14(23.3) | 37(61.7) | | | | |
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Significant at 5% level of significance. |