Table 3 Impact of the frequency of tea, carbonated drinks, high-sugar foods, and spicy foods consumption on incidence of H. Pylori infection (binary logistic regression).

From: Epidemiological surveys, antibiotic resistance, and related risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in Quanzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

Factor

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Tea

 

1.576

1.108–2.241

0.011

Carbonated drinks

 

1.890

1.106–3.231

0.020

High-sugar foods

Occasional

  

0.120

 

Intermediate

0.685

0.461–1.019

0.062

 

Frequent

0.666

0.391–1.133

0.134

Spicy foods

Occasional

  

0.219

 

Intermediate

0.766

0.505–1.163

0.211

 

Frequent

0.670

0.404–1.108

0.119

  1. Note. OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval.
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