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Table 4 H. pylori prevalence among Bataknese and Nias ethnic groups

From: Helicobacter pylori in the Indonesian Malay’s descendants might be imported from other ethnicities

Characteristic

Mean Age (SD)

Sex (%)

H. pylori Positivity (%)

Male

Female

At least one

RUT

Histology

IHC

ELISA

Culture

Ethnicities

 Bataknese

51.7 (14.9)

32 (47.78)

35 (52.23)

35 (52.23)

25 (37.28)

13 (19.39)

17 (25.41)

18 (26.89)

14 (20.88)

 Nias

44.2 (12.2)

14 (42.38)

19 (57.62)

2 (6.06)

2 (6.06)

1 (3.03)

1 (3.03)

1 (3.03)

1 (3.03)

Locations

         

 Medan

51.1 (13.8)

10 (50.0)

10 (50.0)

15 (75.0)

14 (70.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (20.0)

 Dolok Sanggul

51.2 (15.6)

21 (44.7)

26 (55.3)

20 (40.3)

11 (23.4)

13 (27.7)

16 (34.0)

18 (38.3)

10 (21.3)

 Gunungsitoli

44.5 (12.2)

14 (43.8)

18 (56.2)

2 (6.3)

2 (6.3)

1 (3.1)

1 (3.1)

1 (3.1)

1 (3.1)

  1. RUT rapid urease test, IHC immunohistochemistry, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay