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Table 1 Clinicopathological features, H. pylori and EBV infection in gastritis samples of juvenile patients

From: Occurrence of Helicobacter pyloriand Epstein-Barr virus infection in endoscopic and gastric cancer patients from Northern Brazil

Variable

H. pylori

CagA

EBV

Negative

Positive

p-value

Negativec

Positive

p-value

Negative

Positive

p-value

Age (years, Mean ± SD)

7.45 ± 3.88

12.19 ± 4.09

<0.001*

8.88 ± 4.49

12.45 ± 4.01

0.005*

9.96 ± 4.5

17 ± 1.41

0.033*

Gender [N(%)]

         

Female

14 (42.4)

19 (57.6)

0.685a

23 (69.7)

10 (30.3)

0.096a

32 (97.0)

1 (3.0)

0.626a

Male

8 (40.0)

12 (60.0)

 

10 (50.0)

10 (50.0)

 

19 (95.0)

1 (5.0)

 

Histological subtype [N(%)]

         

Mild

16 (66.7)

8 (33.3)

0.026*b

20 (83.3)

4 (16.7)

0.108b

23 (95.8)

1 (4.2)

0.136b

Moderate/Severe

6 (20.7)

23 (79.3)

 

13 (44.8)

16 (55.2)

 

28 (96.6)

1 (3.4)

 

EBV infection [N(%)]

         

Absent

21 (41.2)

30 (58.8)

0.242b

31 (60.8)

20 (39.2)

0.998b

   

Present

1 (50)

1 (50)

 

2 (100)

0 (0)

    
  1. *Significant difference between groups, p < 0.05. ap value after adjustment for age; bp value after adjustment for age and gender; cNegative samples for H. pylori and samples with H. pylori infection but without CagA virulence factor; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; SD: standard deviation.