Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: A cross-sectional study of all age groups

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2025; 31(21): 106033
Published online Jun 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.106033

Table 1 Analysis of the demographic characteristics with Helicobacter pylori Infection, n (%)

Variables	Number	H. pylori-positive	H. pylori-negative	χ²	P value
Gender	4361
Male	1699	1214 (71.45)	485 (28.55)	0.599	0.439
Female	2662	1873 (70.36)	789 (29.64)	0.599	0.439
Age, years	4361
≤ 29	478	347 (72.59)	131 (27.41)	-2.601	0.009
30-39	615	450 (73.17)	165 (26.83)
40-49	855	610 (71.35)	245 (28.65)
50-59	1179	844 (71.59)	335 (28.41)
≥ 60	1234	836 (67.75)	398 (32.25)
Ethnicity	4361
Han	947	571 (60.30)	376 (39.70)	182.791	< 0.001
Uyghur	1650	1276 (77.33)	374 (22.27)
Kazak	1053	741 (70.37)	312 (29.63)
Hui	266	131 (49.25)	135 (50.75)
Kirgiz	200	155 (77.50)	45 (22.50)
Tajik	210	187 (89.05)	23 (10.95)
Other	35	26 (74.29)	9 (25.71)
Marriage	4177
Married	3629	2567 (70.74)	1062 (29.26)	3.136	0.371
Unmarried	359	263 (73.26)	96 (26.74)
Divorced	53	41 (77.36)	12 (22.64)
Widowed	136	91 (66.91)	45 (33.09)
Occupation	4361
Farmer	2201	1558 (70.79)	643 (29.21)	8.378	0.079
Herdsman	366	249 (68.03)	117 (31.97)
Clerk	655	458 (69.92)	197 (30.08)
Self-employed and freelance	335	225 (67.16)	110 (32.84)
Other	804	597 (74.25)	207 (25.75)
Family income (China Yuan)	3799
≤ 3000	2408	1747 (72.55)	661 (27.45)	-2.534	0.011
3000-6000	970	677 (69.79)	293 (30.21)
≥ 6000	421	282 (66.98)	139 (33.02)
Education level	3618
Primary education and below	1376	974 (70.78)	402 (29.22)	4.01	0.405
Junior high school	1024	740 (72.27)	284 (27.73)
Senior high school and secondary vocational school	534	378 (70.79)	156 (29.21)
Junior college and undergraduate	676	486 (71.89)	190 (28.11)
Postgraduate	8	8 (100)	0
BMI, kg/m²	4161
< 18.5	227	163 (71.81)	64 (28.19)	-0.081	0.935
18.5-23.9	1482	1042 (70.31)	440 (29.69)
24.0-27.9	1400	983 (70.21)	417 (29.79)
≥ 28	1052	746 (70.91)	306 (29.09)
Altitude of habitation (m)	4361
Low (< 1000)	2154	1482 (68.80)	672 (31.20)	-3.914	< 0.001
Medium (1000-2000)	1902	1348 (70.87)	554 (29.13)
Medium to high (2000-4000)	305	257 (84.26)	48 (15.74)

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; BMI: Body mass index.

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Citation: Jiang Q, Liu WD, Hui WJ, Kong WJ, Feng Y, Kuerbanjiang A, Huang XL, Gao F. Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: A cross-sectional study of all age groups. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(21): 106033
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.106033

Jiang Q, Liu WD, Hui WJ, Kong WJ, Feng Y, Kuerbanjiang A, Huang XL, Gao F. Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: A cross-sectional study of all age groups. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(21): 106033 [PMID: 40538506 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.106033]

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