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Table 1 Univariate analysis of sociodemographic characteristics associated with H. pylori seropositivity

From: Helicobacter pylori infection among patients presenting with dyspepsia at a primary care setting in Cameroon: seroprevalence, five-year trend and predictors

Variable

Frequency (%)

H. pylori positive

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Sex (N = 451)

 Male

164 (36.4)

85 (51.8)

Ref

 

 Female

287 (63.6)

147 (51.2)

0.97 (0.67–1.43)

0.901

Age categories, in years (N = 451)

  < 15

16 (3.5)

8 (50.0)

Ref

 

 15–24

103 (22.8)

53 (48.5)

1.06 (0.37–3.04)

0.914

 25–34

75 (16.6)

34 (51.5)

0.83 (0.28–2.44)

0.734

 35–44

74 (16.4)

43 (45.3)

1.39 (0.47–4.10)

0.554

 45–54

69 (15.3)

35 (50.7))

1.03 (0.35–3.06)

0.958

 55–64

49 (10.9)

29 (59.2)

1.45 (0.47–4.51)

0.521

  > 65

65 (14.4)

30 (46.2)

0.86 (0.29–2.56)

0.783

Marital status (N = 161)

 Married

103 (64.0)

55 (53.4)

Ref

 

 Single

32 (19.9)

13 (40.6)

0.60 (0.27–1.34)

0.209

 Widow

26 (16.1)

11 (42.3)

0.64 (0.27–1.53)

0.314

Educational level (N = 87)

 Secondary + Tertiary

31 (35.6)

17 (54.8)

Ref

 

 Never + Primary

56 (64.4)

42 (75.0)

2.47 (0.97–6.27)

0.057

Religion (N = 451)

 Christian

343 (76.1)

184 (53.6)

Ref

 

 Muslim

108 (23.9)

48 (44.4)

0.69 (0.45–1.07)

0.096

Employment status (N = 161)

 Employed

105 (65.2)

59 (56.2)

Ref

 

 Unemployed or retired

35 (21.7)

12 (34.3)

0.41 (0.18–0.90)

0.027a

 Student

21 (13.1)

6 (28.6)

0.31 (0.11–0.87)

0.025a

HIV status (N = 119)

 Negative

105 (88.2)

47 (44.8)

Ref

 

 Positive

14 (11.8)

4 (28.6)

0.49 (0.15–1.68)

0.257

  1. aStatistically significant, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, Ref = reference category