Table 2 H. pylori infection by different tests and overall infection status
Parameters | H. pylori different tests | H. pylori diagnosis | p value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | RUT (%) | Culture (%) | Histology (%) | IHC (%) | Serology (%) | Current (%) | Past (%) | Uninfected (%) | ||
Overall | 736 | 67.3 | 48.2 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 64.3 | 80.0 | 5.2 | 14.8 | Â |
Age group | ||||||||||
 < 30 | 136 | 73.5 | 55.1 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 69.9 | 83.8 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 0.005 |
 30–39 | 153 | 79.7 | 52.3 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 75.2 | 88.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | |
 40–49 | 183 | 62.8 | 43.2 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 59.0 | 81.4 | 4.9 | 13.7 | |
 50–59 | 172 | 61.6 | 45.3 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 62.2 | 74.4 | 5.2 | 20.3 | |
 < 60 | 92 | 56.5 | 46.7 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 52.2 | 68.5 | 7.6 | 23.9 | |
Gender | ||||||||||
 Female | 502 | 67.9 | 51.0 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 66.9 | 80.9 | 5.0 | 14.1 | NS |
 Male | 234 | 65.8 | 42.3 | 73.1 | 73.5 | 58.5 | 78.2 | 5.6 | 16.2 | |
Place | ||||||||||
 Umnugovi | 124 | 68.5 | 63.7 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 70.2 | 87.1 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 0.03 |
 Khentii | 115 | 68.7 | 80.0 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 72.2 | 87.0 | 4.3 | 8.7 | |
 Khuvsgul | 171 | 62.6 | 19.3 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 63.7 | 78.4 | 8.2 | 13.5 | |
 Ulaanbaatar | 206 | 67.0 | 63.6 | 71.8 | 72.3 | 58.7 | 74.8 | 5.3 | 19.9 | |
 Uvs | 120 | 71.7 | 16.7 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 60.8 | 77.5 | 5.0 | 17.5 | |