Demographics and Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the sample studied.

Parameter	Value ()
Ethnicity
Arabs	2,100 (83.7%)
Jews	408 (16.3%)
BMI	, 29.0
Sociodemographic status
Rural	1,524 (60.8%)
Urban	984 (39.2%)
Age	, 50.0
Gender
Males	1,194 (47.6%)
Females	1,314 (52.4%)
Smoking status	1,672 (66.7%)
Alcohol consumption	96 (3.8%)
Comorbidities	259 (10.3%)
ASA/NSAID users	680 (27.1%)
Statin users	190 (7.6%)
PPI users	1,556 (62.0%)

ASA: acetylsalicylic acid; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PPIs: proton pump inhibitors.