Research Article

Helicobacter pylori and Epstein–Barr Virus Infection in Gastric Diseases: Correlation with IL-10 and IL1RN Polymorphism

Table 1

Clinical information: age, gender, symptoms, and infection type in the total patient sample.

ParametersSample data

Age58.27 ± 16.26
Gender
 Male34.38% (33/96)
 Female65.62% (63/96)
Symptoms
 NGM25.00% (24/96)
 GCA25.00% (24/96)
 ML25.00% (24/96)
 KG25.00% (24/96)
Analysis with PCR
 Not infected42.71% (41/96)
 Infected by HP45.83% (44/96)
 Infected by EBV38.54% (37/96)
 Coinfected27.08% (26/96)

NGM = normal gastric mucosa; GCA = active chronic gastritis; KG = gastric cancer; ML = MALT lymphoma; HP = H. pylori; coinfected = patients with HP and EBV.