Longitudinal analysis of factors related to Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese adults.
Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)(2022)
Abstract
This research aimed to analyze lifestyle-related factors which influence () infection and outcomes in Chinese adults. A single-center, retrospective study was performed from January 2012 to December 2020. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect relevant lifestyle information, and the C-urea breath test was used to diagnose active infection. A total of 18,211 subjects were enrolled in the study, of which 5,511 were females (30.26%). Subjects were studied longitudinally for up to five follow-up visits. At baseline, gastric test was negative in 10,670 subjects (58.59%) and positive in 7,541 subjects (41.41%). Males exhibited a significantly higher infection rate than females (38.56% vs 2.65%, respectively; = 26.45, < 0.001). Throughout the course of follow-up, positive rates in the subjects decreased ( = 666.04, < 0.001). Among the subjects with baseline negative results, 3-6% changed from negative to positive during follow-up. In contrast, among those with baseline positive results, >70% remained positive, and 21-26% changed from positive to negative. However, only 22-27% of -infected subjects received pharmacotherapy. The results indicate the prevalence of infection is high in the Chinese population. That additional effort is required to prevent and control infection.
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Key words
Helicobacter pylori,follow-up,health management,infection rate,opportunistic screening
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