Diagnostic accuracy of tests for Helicobacter pylori in an Alaska Native population

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2011; 17(42): 4682-4688
Published online Nov 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4682

Table 1 Characteristics of 280 patients enrolled in Anchorage, Alaska undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy during 1999 and 2000

Characteristic	% (n)
Mean age (min, max)	48 yr (19, 88)
Sex (female)	66% (184)
Medical chart review
History of peptic ulcer disease	19% (53)
Previous EGD	32% (90)
Previously treated for H. pylori	23% (63)
Endoscopist evaluation during EGD
Moderate-severe gastritis	41% (115)
Mild-no gastritis	59% (165)
Ulcer	9% (25)

EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.

Citation: Bruden DL, Bruce MG, Miernyk KM, Morris J, Hurlburt D, Hennessy TW, Peters H, Sacco F, Parkinson AJ, McMahon BJ. Diagnostic accuracy of tests for Helicobacter pylori in an Alaska Native population. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(42): 4682-4688
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i42/4682.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4682