Table 1 Gender and age of participants and status of infection with Opisthorchis viverrini and species of Helicobacter.

From: Elevated prevalence of Helicobacter species and virulence factors in opisthorchiasis and associated hepatobiliary disease

Characteristic

Negative for O. viverrini

Positive for O. viverrini

H. pylori + ve (n = 267)

H. bilis + ve (n = 99)

H. hepaticus + ve (n = 18)

Age in years (mean ± SD)

49 ± 9·6

49·6 ± 9·4

48·7 ± 10·4

49 ± 10·3

53 ± 10

Gender

Female

135/260 (51·9%)

153/293 (52·2%)

129 (48·3%)

48 (48%)

10/18 (55·6%)

Male

125/260 (48·1%)

140/293 (47·8%)

138 (51·7%)

52 (52%)

8/18 (44·5%)

P

0·38

0·28

0·44

0·57

0·51

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