Association between acute pancreatitis and peptic ulcer disease

Table 3 Infection rate of Helicobacter pylori in the patients with peptic ulcer disease (mean ± SE) n (%)

	H. pylori-positive	H. pylori-negative	P value
n (%)	13 (31.7)	28 (68.3)
Age (yrs)	61.2 ± 4.5	54.5 ± 2.5	0.17
Gender
Male	10 (76.9)	22 (78.8)	0.91
Female	3 (23.1)	6 (21.4)
BMI (kg/m2)	24.1 ± 1.1	23.8 ± 0.6	0.76
Smoke
Yes	7 (53.8)	14 (50.0)	0.82
No	6 (46.2)	14 (50.0)
Alcohol
Yes	8 (61.5)	21 (75.0)	0.38
No	5 (38.5)	7 (25.0)
Location of ulcer
GU only	10 (76.9)	12 (42.9)	0.02
DU only	0	12 (42.9)
GU and DU	3 (23.1)	4 (14.3)

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; BMI: Body mass index; GU: Gastric ulcer; DU: Duodenal ulcer.