Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity among 963 Japanese Brazilians According to Sex, Age, Generation, and Lifestyle Factors
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Japanese Journal of Cancer Research
- Vol. 92 (11), 1150-1156
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.2001.tb02134.x
Abstract
Seropositivity of anti–Helicobacter pylori antibody (HP+) was examined among Japanese Brazilians. The study was announced through 18 Japanese community culture associations in São Paulo, Curitiba, Mogi das Cruzes, and Mirandopolis in 2001. Among 969 participants, 963 individuals aged 33–69 years were analyzed. The overall HP+% was 48.1% (95% confidence interval, 44.9–51.3%). There was no difference in HP+% between 399 males and 564 females (49.6% and 47.0%, respectively). The HP+% increased with age; 35.3% for those aged 33–39 years, 46.2% for those aged 40–49 years, 46.5% for those aged 50–59 years, and 56.9% for those aged 60–69 years, but no differences were observed among the generations (Issei, Nisei, and Sansei) for each 10–year age group. Mogi das Cruzes, a rural area, showed a higher HP+%. Length of education was inversely associated with the positivity; the odds ratio (OR) relative to those with eight years or less of schooling was 0.61 (0.42–0.89) for those with 12 years or more. The associations with smoking and alcohol drinking were not significant. Fruit intake was associated with the HP+%; the OR relative to everyday intake was 1.38 (1.05–1.83) for less frequent intake, while intake frequencies of green tea, miso soup, and pickled vegetables (tsukemono) were not. Multivariate analysis including sex, 10–year age group, residence, education, and fruit intake showed that all factors except sex were significant. This is the largest study of HP infection among Japanese Brazilians, and the results indicated a similar pattern of age–specific infection rate to that for Japanese in Japan.Keywords
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