Helicobacter pylori Infection as a Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Ethiopia

Table 2

Odds ratios of HCC according to baseline variables (n=120).

	Diagnosis of HCC		Unadjusted		Adjusted
	NO HCC	HCC	P-value	OR(95%CI)	P-value	OR(95% CI)
Mean Age(+/- sd)	51	36	<0.001	1.07(1.03-1.11)	<0.001	1.06(1.03-1.09)
Gender
Male	32(53.3)	34(56.7)	0.71	0.87(0.42-1.79)	0.91	0.94(0.35-2.56)
Female	28(46.7)	26(43.3)
HBSAg
Non-reactive	51(85)	40(66.7)	0.022	2.83(1.16-6.89)	0.002	6.19(1.92-19.93)
Reactive	9(15)	20(33.3)
H. pylori
Negative	46(76.7)	23(38.3)	<0.001	5.29(2.39-11.68)	<0.001	5.22(2.04-13.
Positive	14(23.3)	37(61.7)

Significant at 5% level of significance.