Table 6 CagA genotypes in participants positive for liver fluke infection, and relationships with status (grade) of biliary periductal fibrosis as established by abdominal ultrasonography.

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

Helicobacter

Grade 0 + 1 n = 242

Grade + 2 n = 36

Grade + 3 n = 16

cagA genotype

40 (16·6%)

12 (40%)

3 (23·1%)

RRR

1

1·27*

2·31*

  

23·12**

24·36**

95% CI

—

0·21–7·61

0

  

2·32–230·5

1·71–347·09

P

—

0·794*

0·994*

  

0·007**

0·018**

cagA CM sequence

11 (26·8%)

16 (88·9%)

6 (100%)

RRR

1

30·74

1·41

95% CI

—

5·25–180·08

0

P

—

<0·001

0·99

  1. *ABC type; **AB’C type; RRR, relative risk ratio; P = P-value; CI, confidence interval. Boldface type highlights significant differences.
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