Prevalence and associated risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Wuwei cohort of north‐western China

• Published in: Tropical medicine & international health Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 290 - 300
• Main Authors: Zhang, Fuhua, Pu, Ke, Wu, Zhengqi, Zhang, Zhiyi, Liu, Xin, Chen, Zhaofeng, Ye, Yuwei, Wang, Yuping, Zheng, Ya, Zhang, Jinhua, An, Feng, Zhao, Shijun, Hu, Xiaobin, Li, Youpeng, Li, Qiang, Liu, Min, Lu, Hong, Zhang, Hongling, Zhao, Yue, Yuan, Hao, Ding, Xiangping, Shu, Xiaochuang, Ren, Qian, Gou, Xi, Hu, Zenan, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yuling, Guan, Quanlin, Guo, Qinghong, Ji, Rui, Zhou, Yongning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Antibodies; associated factors; Asthma; Cancer; Cholecystitis; Eating; Education; Fruits; Gastric cancer; Health risks; Helicobacter pylori; Hypertension; Income; Infections; Latex; prevalence; Questionnaires; Risk analysis; Risk factors; serotyping; Urea; Urease; Vegetables; Wuwei cohort; China; Wuwei cohort; prevalence; serotyping; associated factors; Helicobacter pylori

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk factors and to serotype the strains in Wuwei, located in north‐western China, which has a high incidence of gastric cancer. Methods Helicobacter pylori infection was analysed in 21 291 adults by 14C‐urea breath test, and...