H. pylori predictors and outcomes among adults undergoing upper endoscopy at a Jamaican teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study.

Y M Dawkins S Rowe-Gardener N Guthrie-Dixon Rory K Thompson T Thompson M G Lee Colette Andrea Cunningham-Myrie

Published in: Helicobacter (2023)

Histology based prevalence of H. pylori infection is lower than previously reported in Jamaica. Gastric atrophy is a significant predictor of H. pylori positivity.

Keyphrases

risk factors
physical activity
small bowel
type diabetes
insulin resistance