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Table 2 Comparison of clinicopathologic variables between H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative gastric cancer patients

From: Prevalence and characteristics of Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastric carcinomas in Portugal

 

H. pylori positive

H. pylori negative

P value

Gender

 Male

28

17

0.996

 Female

23

14

Age (years)

 Mean (range)

66.0 (44–87)

67.7 (39–88)

 

 18–39

0

1

0.548§

 40–59

11

6

 ≥ 60

40

24

Tumor location

 Fundus + Body

13

6

0.561

 Antrum

36

23

 Cardia

2

2

Histologicaltype

 Diffuse

13

7

0.851

 Intestinal

29

17

 Mixed

9

7

pTNM Stage

 I + II

29

17

0.780

 III + IV

21

14

Survival

 ≤ 36 months

28

17

0.747

 > 36 months

23

12

  1. §p obtained by Monte Carlo