Short mucin 6 alleles are associated with H pylori infection

Table 2 Factors associated with H pylori infection

Factor	Unadjusted analysis		Adjusted analysis1
	Odds ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI
MUC6 genotype (SS vs LS/LL)a	3.18	1.5-6.9	2.93	1.3-6.5
Age group (> 45 vs ≤ 45 yr)a	2.11	1.1-4.1	2.11	1.0-4.3
Gender (male vs female)	0.62	0.3-1.2	0.47	0.2-1.9
Currently smoking	0.94	0.5-2.0	1.46	0.5-4.3
Current alcohol consumption	0.89	0.4-2.0	1.39	0.5-3.9

^aP < 0.05.

¹Adjusted for MUC6 genotype, age group, gender, current smoking and current alcohol consumption.