©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2020; 8(11): 2173-2180
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2173
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2173
Table 5 Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and smoking and drinking
| Subjects (n) | H. pylori positive(n) | H. pylori infection rate (%) | P value | |
| Consuming alcohol | 0.147 | |||
| Not drinking | 738 | 330 | 44.7 | |
| Drinking | 292 | 149 | 51.0 | |
| Quitting drinking | 46 | 19 | 41.3 | |
| Total | 1076 | 498 | ||
| Smoking | 0.033 | |||
| Not smoking | 767 | 346 | 45.1a | |
| Smoking | 210 | 114 | 54.2 | |
| Quitting smoking | 104 | 43 | 41.3 | |
| Total | 1081 | 503 |
- Citation: Zhu HM, Li BY, Tang Z, She J, Liang XY, Dong LK, Zhang M. Epidemiological investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection in elderly people in Beijing. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(11): 2173-2180
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i11/2173.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2173