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Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Print version ISSN 1130-0108
Abstract
MACENLLE GARCIA, R.; GAYOSO DIZ, P.; SUEIRO BENAVIDES, R. A. and FERNANDEZ SEARA, J.. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the general adult population of the province of Ourense. Rev. esp. enferm. dig. [online]. 2006, vol.98, n.4, pp.241-248. ISSN 1130-0108.
Objectives: to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the general adult population of the province of Ourense. Material and methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with a randomly selected populational sample. The diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection was reached using the 13C-urea breath test. Results: three hundred and eighty-three subjects were studied, with a prevalence rate of 69.1% (95% CI: 61.7-75.1%); 69.8% (95% CI: 63.2-76.6%) in males and 68.4% (95% CI: 61.5-75.4%) in females (difference not statistically significant). Prevalence increases with age up to a maximum of 88.4% in the 45-54 years age group, and decreases thereafter to a rate of 57.1% in individuals over the age of 84 years. Conclusion: this study reveals that the prevalence rate of Helicobacter pylori infection is high in the general adult population of the province of Ourense. It increases with age until it peaks in the group of middle-aged individuals and is similar in both sexes.
Keywords : Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence; Epidemiology.