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Table 3 Prevalence of H. pylori infection in humans in relation to sex, age, and locality

From: An investigative study on the zoonotic potential of Helicobacter pylori

Variables

No. of examined samples

No. of positive samples (%)

Chi2 value

P value

Sex

  Male

264

173 (65.5)

18.65*

P < 0.0001

  Female

504

402 (79.7)

Age group (years)

  < 15

93

15 (16.1)

200.4*

P < 0.0001

  15 and ≤ 50

302

232 (76.8)

  > 50

372

325 (87.3)

Locality

  Urban

288

149 (51.7)

129.15*

P < 0.0001

  Rural

480

425 (88.5)

  1. *Indicates significant differences with a P value < 0.01 using the chi-squared test