Table 1 Demographic informations of patients studied
Patients included | 306 |
Endoscopies performed | 282 (92%) |
Positive H. pylori | 144 (54%) |
Age-mean years | 44 |
Range | 16 – 87 |
Age > 48 | 121 (42%) |
Male gender | 98 (35%) |
Race- white | 203 (72%) |
Born in São Paulo | 120 (43%) |
Smokers | 45 (16%) |