Sero- and Feco-Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adult Dyspeptic Patients Visiting the Outpatient Department of Adet Primary Hospital, Yilmana Densa District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the study participants in Yilmana Densa district, northwest Ethiopia, (n = 403).

Variables	Categories	N (percent)	H.pylori positive (%)	H.pylori negative (%)	χ^2( value)
ABO group blood	A	92 (22.8)	54 (58.7%)	38 (41.3%)	3.249 (0.355)
	B	72 (17.9)	46 (63.9%)	26 (36.1%)
	AB	102 (25.3)	65 (63.7%)	37 (36.3%)
	O	137 (34)	96 (70.1%)	41 (29.9%)
Rhesus (Rh) factor	Rh + ve	248 (61.5)	165 (66.5%)	83 (33.5%)	0.883 (0.347)
	Rh-ve	155 (38.5)	96 (61.9%)	59 (38.1%)
BMI category (Kg/m2)	Undernourished	82 (20.3)	56 (68.3%)	26 (31.7%)	0.860 (0.835)
	Normal	196 (48.6)	125 (63.8%)	71 (36.2%)
	Overweight	71 (17.6)	44 (62%)	27 (38%)
	Obese	54 (13.4)	36 (66.7%)	18 (33.3%)
Epi-gastric pain	Yes	226 (56.1)	148 (65.5%)	78 (34.5%)	0.118 (0.732)
	No	177 (43.9)	113 (63.8%)	64 (36.2%)
Heart burn	Yes	212 (52.6)	138 (65.1%)	74 (34.9%)	0.021 (0.884)
	No	191 (47.4)	123 (64.4%)	68 (35.6%)
Abdominal fullness	Yes	225 (55.8)	148 (65.8%)	77 (34.2%)	0.229 (0.632)
	No	178 (44.2)	113 (63.5%)	65 (36.5%)
Vomiting	Yes	199 (49.4)	130 (65.3%)	69 (34.7%)	0.054 (0.815)
	No	204 (50.6)	131 (64.2%)	73 (35.8%)
Nausea	Yes	216 (53.6)	141 (65.3%)	75 (34.7%)	0.054 (0.817)
	No	187 (46.4)	120 (64.2%)	67 (35.8%)
Belching	Yes	206 (51.1)	135 (65.5%)	71 (34.5%)	0.109 (0.741)
	No	197 (48.9)	126 (64%)	71 (36%)
Melena	Yes	223 (55.3)	146 (65.5%)	77 (34.5%)	0.109 (0.741)
	No	180 (44.7)	115 (63.9%)	65 (36.1%)
Bloody vomiting	Yes	112 (27.8)	74 (66.1%)	38 (33.9%)	0.116 (0.733)
	No	291 (72.2)	187 (64.3%)	104 (35.7%)