Variation of Helicobacter pylori IgG seroprevalence with age group in the lowland and highland regions of western Venezuela comprising states Zulia and Mérida, respectively. Data for 1202 volunteers in all the sanitary districts (10) surveyed in this study. Average ± SE (N = 5 per region), [CI95%].

Table 2: Variation of Helicobacter Pylori IgG seroprevalence with age group in the lowland and highland regions of western Venezuela comprising states Zulia and Mérida, respectively. Data for 1202 volunteers in all the sanitary districts (10) surveyed in this study. Average ± SE (N = 5 per region), [CI_95%].

		Age groupa,x
Region	Gender	15-24	25-44	45-64
Lowlands	Male	94.2 ± 4.32a,x [80.6-107.6]	92.0 ± 0.5a,x [90.6-93.5]	84.6 ± 11.85a,x [46.85-122.9]
Lowlands	Female	73.2 ± 8.4b,x [46.4-100.0]	75.0 ± 3.4b,x [64.2-85.9]	88.4 ± 7.5a,x [64.9-112.3]
Highlands	Male	90.0 ± 8.2a,x [69.0-111.0]	90.1 ± 4.1a,x [79.6-100.7]	78.7 ± 7.37a,x [59.8-97.7]
Highlands	Female	76.7 ± 5.6a,x [62.2-91.1]	74.5 ± 2.9b,x [66.9-82.1]	78.9 ± 5.9a,x [65.9-95.9]

^aEqual letters indicate no statistical difference (p > 0.05) between male/female Hp(+) prevalence within the same age group in the same region. Hp(+): Helicobacter pylori positives; ^xEqual letters indicate no statistical difference (p > 0.05) between Hp(+) prevalence of the same gender and age group across regions.