Factors Influencing the Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children

@article{citeulike:2626721, abstract = {The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection was studied in 245 healthy children (between 3 and 20 years of age) who presented for day surgery at Arkansas Children's Hospital. H pylori infection was identified serologically using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect the presence of IgG against the high molecular weight, cell-associated antigens of H pylori. Demographic information collected included age, gender, race, family income, type of housing, location of housing, water supply, health status, upper gastrointestinal symptoms, and keeping pets. One hundred eighty-nine white children and 56 black children were studied; 139 were boys and 106 were girls. The data were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. H pylori infection increased significantly with age (P <.05). The frequency of H pylori infection was higher in blacks than whites (P <.01), and this difference remained after adjusting for age, gender, and family income. Family income was used as a measure of socioeconomic class and was an important factor related to infection; the rate of acquisition of H pylori in those children with family income <\$5000/year was twice that of those with incomes >\$75 000/year (P <.001). There were no significant differences in H pylori infection related to gender, type of housing, location of housing, or source of water supply. It is concluded that the rate of acquisition of H pylori infection increases with age, is higher in blacks than whites, and is inversely related to socioeconomic class.}, author = {Fiedorek, Stephen C. and Malaty, Hoda M. and Evans, Dolores L. and Pumphrey, Cindy L. and Casteel, Helen B. and Evans, Doyle J. and Graham, David Y. }, citeulike-article-id = {2626721}, journal = {Pediatrics}, keywords = {epidemiology, pylori}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {578--582}, posted-at = {2008-04-03 17:39:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Factors Influencing the Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children}, url = {http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/3/578}, volume = {88}, year = {1991} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2626721 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2626721 TI - Factors Influencing the Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children JF - Pediatrics VL - 88 IS - 3 SP - 578 EP - 582 N2 - The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection was studied in 245 healthy children (between 3 and 20 years of age) who presented for day surgery at Arkansas Children's Hospital. H pylori infection was identified serologically using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect the presence of IgG against the high molecular weight, cell-associated antigens of H pylori. Demographic information collected included age, gender, race, family income, type of housing, location of housing, water supply, health status, upper gastrointestinal symptoms, and keeping pets. One hundred eighty-nine white children and 56 black children were studied; 139 were boys and 106 were girls. The data were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. H pylori infection increased significantly with age (P <.05). The frequency of H pylori infection was higher in blacks than whites (P <.01), and this difference remained after adjusting for age, gender, and family income. Family income was used as a measure of socioeconomic class and was an important factor related to infection; the rate of acquisition of H pylori in those children with family income <$5000/year was twice that of those with incomes >$75 000/year (P <.001). There were no significant differences in H pylori infection related to gender, type of housing, location of housing, or source of water supply. It is concluded that the rate of acquisition of H pylori infection increases with age, is higher in blacks than whites, and is inversely related to socioeconomic class. KW - epidemiology KW - pylori AU - Fiedorek, Stephen AU - Malaty, Hoda AU - Evans, Dolores AU - Pumphrey, Cindy AU - Casteel, Helen AU - Evans, Doyle AU - Graham, David PY - 1991/09/01/ UR - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/3/578 ER -