Clinical Study
Influence of Helicobacter pylori Infection on the Small Intestinal Mucosa
Table 2
Factors associated with enteritis (binomial logistic regression analysis).
| Factor | Partial regression coefficient | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | P value |
| Sex | 0.316 | 1.371 | 0.309–6.078 | 0.678 | Age | 0.023 | 1.023 | 0.980–1.068 | 0.297 |
Presence of heart disease | −0.21 | 0.81 | 0.183–3.582 | 0.781 |
Presence of liver disease | −0.869 | 0.42 | 0.035–5.027 | 0.493 |
Presence of neurological disorder | 2.137 | 8.477 | 0.692–103.820 | 0.094 |
Presence of diabetes mellitus | −0.485 | 0.616 | 0.109–3.468 | 0.582 | CRP value | 0.096 | 1.101 | 0.331–3.659 | 0.876 | Hp-IgG-positive | −2.976 | 0.051 | 0.004–0.590 | 0.017* |
Presence of gastritis | −0.071 | 0.931 | 0.220–3.945 | 0.923 | History of gastroduodenal ulcer | 0.222 | 1.248 | 0.201–7.762 | 0.812 |
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Hp: helicobacter pylori; CRP: C-reactive protein; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. *A statistically significant negative correlation was shown
between Hp-IgG-positive and enteritis in Table 2.
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