The seroprevalance of Helicobacter pylori among hospitalized chronic psychotic patient

İbrahim Halil BAHÇECİOĞLU, Murat KULOĞLU, Murat ATMACA, Ahmet KİZİRGİL, Ahmet KALKAN, Ali DEMİR

Abstract

In this study, the seroprevalance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) among chronic psychotic inpatients was investigated. 144 chronic psychotic patients (108 male, 36 female) and 184 healthy asymptomatic individuals (39 male, 145' famele) were included to study. The seroprevalance ofH. pylori was determined among chronic psychotic patients and healthy individuals as 72.2% and 79.9%, respectively. The difference was not significant (p>0.05). There was not significant difference between age groups (p>0.05). The prevalance was higher in female psychotic patients, but difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, it was significant higher in healthy female asymptomatic individuals (p

Özet

Bu çalışmada hastanede yatan kronik psikotik hastalarda Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalansi araştırıldı. Yüzkırkdört kronik psikotik hasta (108 erkek, 36 kadın), 184 norrhal asemptomatik birey (39erkek, 145 kadın) çalışmaya alındı. Kronik psikotik hastalarda H. pylori prevalansi %72.2, normal asemptomatik bireylerde ise %79-9 olarak saptandı. Fark anlamlı değildi (p>0.05). Yaş grupları arasında anlamlı farklılık yoktu (p>0.05). Psikotik hastalarda kadınlarda prevalans daha yüksek olmasına rağmen fark istatistiki olarak an¬ lamlı değildi (p>0.05). Normal asemptomatik bireylerde ise kadınlarda anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti (p