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Table 3 Study participant characteristics

From: The Durham Initiative for Stomach Health (DISH): a pilot community-based Helicobacter pylori education and screening study

 

All N = 92)

H. pylori negative N = 69)

H. pylori positive N = 23)

Age

 Mean (SD)

53.9 (8.9)

53.4 (8.9)

55.6 (8.6)

 Range

(40.8–76.6)

(40.8–71.9)

(43.1–76.6)

Sex, N (%)

 Female

73 (79.3)

57 (82.6)

16 (69.6)

 Male

19 (20.7)

12 (17.4)

7 (30.4)

Race, N (%)

 African American

89 (96.7)

66 (95.7)

23 (100.0)

 Other

3 (3.3)

3 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

Smoking, N (%)

 Ever

19 (20.7)

16 (23.2)

3 (13.0)

 Never

73 (79.3)

53 (76.8)

20 (87.0)

Alcohol use, N (%)

 Currently

33 (35.9)

27 (39.1)

6 (26.1)

 Never

31 (33.7)

23 (33.3)

8 (34.8)

 Used to

28 (30.4)

19 (27.5)

9 (39.1)

Education, N (%)

 No high school degree

2 (2.2)

2 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

 High school but no college degree

41 (44.6)

27 (39.1)

14 (60.9)

 Associates degree or higher

49 (53.3)

40 (58.0)

9 (39.1))

Income, N (%)

 Missing

3

1

2

  < $10,000

4 (4.5)

4 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

  ≥ $10,000–$24,999

4 (4.5)

4 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

  ≥ $25,000–$49,999

41 (46.1)

30 (44.1)

11 (52.4)

  ≥ $50,000–$74,999

15 (16.9)

10 (14.7)

5 (23.8)

  ≥ $75,000–$100,000

15 (16.9)

13 (19.1)

2 (9.5)

  > $100,000

10 (11.2)

7 (10.3)

3 (14.3)

Health insurance, N (%)

 No

9 (9.8)

7 (10.1)

2 (8.7)

 Yes

83 (90.2)

62 (89.9)

21 (91.3)

BMI, N (%)

  ≤ 25

10 (10.9)

9 (13.0)

1 (4.3)

  > 25–30

26 (28.3)

17 (24.6)

9 (39.1)

  > 30–35

27 (29.3)

19 (27.5)

8 (34.8)

  > 35

29 (31.5)

24 (34.8)

5 (21.7)

Regular aspirin use, N (%)

 Current

12 (13.0)

6 (8.7)

6 (26.1)

 Former

18 (19.6)

14 (20.3)

4 (17.4)

 Never

62 (67.4)

49 (71.0)

13 (56.5)

Medical history, N (%)

 High blood pressure

50 (54.3)

36 (52.2)

14 (60.9)

 Anemia

34 (37.0)

29 (42.0)

5 (21.7)

 Allergies

28 (30.4)

22 (31.9)

6 (26.1)

 Asthma

14 (15.2)

11 (15.9)

3 (13.0)

 Type 2 diabetes

16 (17.4)

13 (18.8)

3 (13.0)

 GERD

11 (12.0)

9 (13.0)

2 (8.7)

 Heartburn

8 (8.7)

6 (8.7)

2 (8.7)

 IBD

5 (5.4)

5 (7.2)

0 (0.0)

 Gastritis

5 (5.4)

4 (5.8)

1 (4.3)

 Stomach ulcer

5 (5.4)

5 (7.2)

0 (0.0)