The association between helicobacter pylori infection and erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease; a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Comparison of the frequency of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic patients considering the presence and grades of GERD (n = 1916)

Endoscopic findings	Positive H. pylori	Negative H. pylori	P value
Groups; N (%)^a			0.106
GERD	673 (77.0%)	201 (23.0%)
Non-GERD	769 (73.8%)	273 (26.2%)
Grades of GERD; N (%)^a,b			0.214
LA grade A	322 (75.8%)	103 (24.2%)
LA grade B	265 (80.1%)	66 (19.9%)
LA grade C	26 (66.7%)	13 (33.3%)
LA grade D	13 (76.5%)	4 (23.5%)

H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease
^aChi-square test
^bThe Los Angeles Classification of gastroesophageal reflux disease was used for grading

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