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Table 2 Comparison of continuous socio-demographic characteristics by H. pylori status

From: Effect of maternal Helicobacter Pylori infection on birth weight in an urban community in Uganda

Variable (n = 192)

H. pylori positive

H. pylori negative

P value

Maternal age (years)

21.1

20.8

0.481**

Mean household size

3.0

2.8

0.462**

Mean maternal recruitment BMI (kg/m2)

21.6

21.2

0.352**

Mean maternal height (cm)

157.5

157.2

0.727**

  1. ** P valve for the independent sample t test and n is number