Table 1 Odds ratios (OR) for H. pylori seropositivity according to various social and demographic factors among all patients (excluding those with stomach cancer)
Variable | Number positive/total | OR (95% CI)1 | Variable | Number positive/total | OR (95% CI)1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Time to market | ||||
Male | 247/284 | 1.0 | <30 minutes | 323/375 | 1.0 |
Female | 476/549 | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 30+ minutes | 278/320 | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) |
χ21 = 0.5, p = 0.5 | χ21 = 0.0, p = 0.9 | ||||
Age group | Size of community | ||||
<36 years | 269/309 | 1.0 | >100 houses | 220/262 | 1.0 |
36–50 years | 250/282 | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | 10–99 houses | 421/482 | 1.3 (0.9–2.1) |
51+ years | 204/242 | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | <10 houses | 51/57 | 1.6 (0.6–4.1) |
χ21 = 5.1, p = 0.02 | χ21 = 1.0, p = 0.3 | ||||
HIV serostatus | Ever travel from home | ||||
Negative | 514/574 | 1.0 | |||
Positive | 201/250 | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | Yes | 91/109 | 1.0 |
χ21 = 16.2, p<0.001 | No | 599/688 | 1.4 (0.7–2.5) | ||
χ21 = 1.0, p = 0.3 | |||||
Region of residence | Household size | ||||
Kampala | 161/188 | 1.0 | <6 people | 357/410 | 1.0 |
Rest of Uganda | 560/643 | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | 6+ people | 354/411 | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) |
χ21 = 0.0, p = 0.9 | χ21 = 1.6, p = 0.2 | ||||
Tribe | Number of siblings | ||||
Baganda | 349/410 | 1.0 | <6 siblings | 379/438 | 1.0 |
Other | 374/423 | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 6+ siblings | 333/384 | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) |
χ21 = 0.8, p = 0.4 | χ21 = 0.1, p = 0.8 | ||||
Religion | Number of children | ||||
Muslim | 95/100 | 1.0 | <7 children | 341/397 | 1.0 |
Christian | 619/723 | 0.3 (0.1–0.8) | 7+ children | 290/329 | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) |
χ21 = 5.6, p = 0.02 | χ21 = 0.1, p = 0.8 | ||||
Occupation | Tobacco consumption | ||||
Cultivator | 334/387 | 1.0 | |||
Other | 382/439 | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | Never smoker | 562/647 | 1.0 |
χ21 = 0.1, p = 0.8 | Past smoker | 81/92 | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) | ||
Current smoker | 68/82 | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | |||
χ21 = 0.5, p = 0.5 | |||||
Education level | Alcohol consumption | ||||
No school | 153/175 | 1.0 | |||
Primary | 361/415 | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | Never | 391/443 | 1.0 |
Secondary/tertiary | 191/225 | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | About once/week | 134/157 | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) |
χ21 = 1.0, p = 0.3 | 2–4 days/week | 91/106 | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | ||
Most days | 93/113 | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | |||
χ21 = 1.6, p = 0.2 | |||||
Household Income (Ug. Sh.) | Lifetime number of sexual partners | ||||
15,000+ | 464/533 | 1.0 | 1–2 partners | 182/204 | 1.0 |
<15,000 | 196/230 | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 3–9 partners | 305/352 | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |
χ21 = 0.1, p = 0.8 | 10+ partners | 196/232 | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | ||
χ21 = 1.2, p = 0.3 |