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Table 6 Regression analysis on comparison of self-reported upper gastrointestinal symptoms between H.pylori (+) (n = 99) and H.pylori (−) (n = 219) patients, Dessie Referral Hospital, 2015

From: Uninvestigated dyspepsia and associated factors of patients with gastrointestinal disorders in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Self-reported Upper gastrointestinal symptoms

HP(+) = n (%)

HP(−) = n (%)

COR(CI)

p-value

AOR(CI)

p-value

PPF

Yes

41(41.5)

42(19.2)

2.98(1.76–5.02)

<0.001

–

–

No

58(48.5)

177(80.8)

ref

   

ES

Yes

39(39.4)

33(15.1)

3.66(2.12–6.33)

<0.001

2.68(1.38–5.20)

0.004*

No

60(60.6)

186(84.9)

ref

 

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Epigastric burning/pain

Yes

58(58.6)

76(34.7)

2.66(1.64–4.33)

<0.001

1.92(1.07--3.43)

0.028*

No

41(41.4)

143(65.3)

ref

 

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PPF & ES

Yes

34(34.3)

28(12.8)

3.57(2.01–6.33)

<0.001

–

–

No

65(65.7)

191(87.2)

ref

   

UD & HB

Yes

40(40.4)

38(17.4)

3.23(1.90–5.50)

<0.001

–

–

No

59(59.6)

181(82.6)

ref

   

Belching

Yes

40(40.4)

40(18.3)

3.47(1.05--12.57)

0.050

4.70 (1.54–14.4)

0.007*

No

59(59.6)

179(81.7)

ref

 

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vomiting

Yes

9(9.1)

9(4.1)

2.33(0.90–6.07)

0.082

–

–

No

90(90.9)

210(95.9)

ref

   

Nausea

Yes

7(7.1)

4(1.8)

4.09(1.17--14.31)

0.028

3.91(1.03–14.87)

0.045*

No

92(92.9)

215(98.2)

ref

 

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UD & bleaching

Yes

33(33.3)

33(15.1)

2.82(1.61–4.93)

<0.001

0.28(0.06–1.01)

0.051

No

66(66.7)

186(84.9)

ref

 

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UD, HB & bleaching

Yes

25(25.3)

18(8.2)

3.77(1.95–7.31)

<0.001

–

–

No

74(74.7)

201(91.8)

ref

   
  1. Key: PPF = postprandial fullness, ES = early satiation, AOR = adjusted oddis ratio, COR = crude oddis ratio, HP = H. pylori, HB = heart burn, CI = confidence interval, UD = uninvestigated dyspepsia