RESUMEN
Background: Obesity is a rising public health problem and has steadily become a worldwide epidemic. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients is still controversial. Many studies reported a lower prevalence of H. pylori in obese patients compared to non-obese patients, others reported reverse relation
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese and non-obese subjects
Design: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Setting: Endoscopy Unit, King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Method: One hundred obese and 100 non-obese subjects attending the endoscopy unit were tested for the presence of H. pylori infection using rapid urease test
Result: There was a significant increase in H. pylori infection in obese patients compared to nonobese patients
Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients