Smoking and Helicobacter pylori infection
Ferro A, Morais S, Pelucchi C, Aragonés N, Kogevinas M, López-Carrillo L, Malekzadeh R, Tsugane S, Hamada GS, Hidaka A, Hernández-Ramírez RU, López-Cervantes M, Zaridze D, Maximovitch D, Pourfarzi F, Zhang ZF, Yu GP, Pakseresht M, Ye W, Plymoth A, Leja M, Gasenko E, Derakhshan MH, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Peleteiro B, Lunet N. Smoking and Helicobacter pylori infection. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30272597, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori seropositivityHelicobacter pylori infectionPylori infectionPylori seropositivityPrevalence ratiosStomach cancer Pooling (StoP) ProjectDuration of smokingH. pylori infectionCase-control studyConfidence intervalsSummary odds ratiosIndividual participant dataOdds ratioEgger's testGastric cancerStratified analysisMajor covariatesPooling ProjectGreater prevalenceSmokingH. pyloriSignificant associationPublication biasSeropositivityInfectionSex differences in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection: an individual participant data pooled analysis (StoP Project)
Ferro A, Morais S, Pelucchi C, Dierssen-Sotos T, Martín V, López-Carrillo L, Malekzadeh R, Tsugane S, Hamada GS, Hidaka A, Hernández-Ramírez RU, López-Cervantes M, Zaridze D, Maximovitch D, Pourfarzi F, Zhang ZF, Yu GP, Pakseresht M, Ye W, Plymoth A, Leja M, Gasenko E, Derakhshan MH, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Peleteiro B, Lunet N. Sex differences in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection: an individual participant data pooled analysis (StoP Project). European Journal Of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2019, 31: 593-598. PMID: 30839435, DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000001389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori infectionHelicobacter pylori infectionPylori infectionPrevalence ratiosOdds ratioGastric atrophyIgG serum antibody titersStomach cancer Pooling (StoP) ProjectPublication biasInfection statusSerum antibody titersConfidence intervalsSummary odds ratiosSerum pepsinogen levelsIndividual participant dataLifetime infectionsMultiplex serologyAntibody titersHistological examinationPooling ProjectPepsinogen levelsOlder controlsInfectionParticipant dataStrong association