Factors Related to Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Generation in 2275 Helicobacter pylori Seroprevalent Adults.

Sang Pyo LeeSun-Young LeeJeong Hwan KimIn-Kyung SungHyung Seok ParkChan Sup Shim

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2017)

In an H. pylori seroprevalent population, female gender is the most common risk factor followed by smoking for UGI symptom generation. Neither H. pylori seropositivity nor gastric corpus atrophy is an independent risk factor for UGI symptom generation.

Keyphrases

helicobacter pylori
helicobacter pylori infection
risk factors
patient reported
smoking cessation