Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori among multiracial community in Northern Peninsular, Malaysia: effect of age across race and gender
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
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(12): 72-75, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To study the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection according to age group.@*METHODS@#H. pylori infection data among 1 965 consecutive patients referred to the Endoscopy Unit collected at Sungai Petani Hospital for oesophagogastro-duodenoscopy (OGD). The patients were divided into 9 age groups (10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89 and 90-99 years). In addition these groups were further divided into three minor group namely young adults (10-39), older adults (40-69) and geriatric groups (70-99).@*RESULTS@#Overall prevalence of infection of H. pylori was analyzed and found that the prevalence increase with age (P<0.05). When the patients divided by ethnic and gender group with age, prevalence rate among young adults and older adults significantly higher (P<0.05) compared to geriatric groups across all races and gender (P<0.05). Furthermore, significantly higher number of males were infected compared to female (P<0.05) but such trend was only observed among older adult groups. In addition, there is a significant differences in H. pylori infection prevalence rates among ethnic groups (highest in Indians adults, followed Chinese and low in Malays, P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The overall prevalence of H. pylori did increase with age group across ethnicity and gender, in Northern Peninsular Malaysia.
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Assunto principal:
Epidemiologia
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Prevalência
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Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório
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Helicobacter pylori
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Infecções por Helicobacter
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Distribuição por Sexo
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Distribuição por Idade
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Grupos Raciais
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Malásia
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Microbiologia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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