Sex 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