Research Article
Comparing Efficacies of Biopsy and Rapid Urease Testing for H. Pylori at a Single Institution
| | Total | H. Pylori pos | H. Pylori neg | value |
| | Age at diagnosis | | | | 0.0236 | | Mean | 52 | 55 | 49 | | | Range | 7-89 | 15-84 | 7-89 | | | Gender | | | | 0.0919 | | Male | 76 (38%) | 44 (44%) | 32 (32%) | | | Female | 124 (62%) | 56 (56%) | 68 (68%) | | | Race | | | | <0.001 | | White | 123 (61.5%) | 47 (47%) | 76 (76%) | | | Black | 51 (25.5%) | 34 (34%) | 17 (17%) | | | Hispanic | 19 (9.5%) | 12 (12%) | 7 (7%) | | | Other | 7 (3.5%) | 7 (7%) | 0 (0%) | | | BMI | | | | 0.5611 | | Mean | 28.5 | 29 | 28 | | | Range | 15-46 | 18-44 | 15-46 | | | Hypertension | | | | 0.4788 | | Positive | 91 (45.5%) | 48 (48%) | 43 (43%) | | | Negative | 109 (54.5%) | 52 (52%) | 57 (57%) | | | Diabetes | | | | | | Type 1 | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 | | Type 2 | 38 (19%) | 20 (20%) | 18 (18%) | | | Alcohol | | | | 0.3284 | | Yes | 50 (25%) | 22 (22%) | 28 (28%) | | | No | 150 (75%) | 78 (78%) | 72 (72%) | | | Drug use | | | | 0.0972 | | Yes | 14 (7%) | 4 (4%) | 10 (10%) | | | No | 186 (93%) | 96 (96%) | 90 (90%) | | | Tobacco use | | | | 0.771 | | Current | 43 (21.5%) | 23 (23%) | 20 (20%) | | | Former | 58 (29%) | 27 (27%) | 31 (31%) | | | Never used | 99 (49.5%) | 50 (50%) | 49 (49%) | | | PPI history | | | | 0.0614 | | >2 weeks | 11 (5.5%) | 9 (9%) | 2 (2%) | | | <2 weeks | 112 (56%) | 57 (57%) | 55 (55%) | |
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PPI history was self-reported. Bold values are significant based on the alpha value of 0.05. |
