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KMID : 0931320080080020071
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대한상부위장관.헬리코박터학회지
2008 Volume.8 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.75
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the Health Check-up Population in 2007
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Chung Jae-Il
Kim Na-Young
Kang Kyung-Phil
Nam Tek-Man
Lee Jung-Hun
Choi Hyun-Cheul
Kim Yu-Rim
Lee Sang-Hyub
Park Young-Soo
Kim Jin-Wook
Jeong Sook-Hyang
Lee Dong-Ho
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is related with socioeconomic status. The aim of our study was to investigate the seropositivity of H. pylori in health check-up subjects and to find out the affecting factors.
Methods: From January to August in 2007, 602 health check-up subjects responded to the self administered questionnaires. The anti-H. pylori IgG antibody was measured.
Results: The seropositivity rate of H. pylori was 65% in 602 subjects and 225 (37.4%) has been found to have history of H. pylori eradication therapy. The seropositivity rate of H. pylori was 67.6% (200/296) in male and 62.4% (192/306) in female subjects. The seropositivity rate was 63.7% (240/377) in subjects without history of H. pylori eradication. Income has inverse relationship with the seropositivity rate (p=0.011).
Conclusions: The seropositivity rate of H. pylori in the subjects without history of eradication was still high, 63.7% in 2007. The inverse relationship of income with seroprevalence of H. pylori suggests that socioeconomic status is important factor for the seroprevalence rate of H. pylori.
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KEYWORD
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Helicobacter pylori, Seroprevalence, Eradication
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