Living Conditions and Helicobacter pylori in Adults

Table 2

Association between the prevalence of H. pylori infection and dietary factors.

	H. pylori positive	H. pylori negative	Total	Prevalence of H. pylori (%)	OR (95% CI)
Frequency of eating fried food
Never/rarely	36	37	73	49.3	1.04 (0.56–1.92)	0.91
Sometimes/almost every day	45	48	93	48.4
Frequency of eating vegetables
Rarely/sometimes	25	25	50	50.0	1.07 (0.55–2.08)	0.84
Almost every day/every day	56	60	116	48.3
Frequency of eating fruit
Never/sometimes	18	19	37	48.6	0.99 (0.48–2.06)	0.98
Almost every day/every day	63	66	129	48.8
Consumption of milk
Yes	65	72	137	47.4	0.73 (0.33–1.64)	0.45
No	16	13	29	55.2
Consumption of soft drinks
Yes	53	50	103	51.5	1.33 (0.71–2.49)	0.38
No	28	35	63	44.4

Reference group.