Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Research
Gastroenteritis and Transmission of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Households1
Sharon Perry*
, Maria de la Luz Sanchez*, Shufang Yang*, Thomas D. Haggerty*, Philip Hurst†, Guillermo Perez-Perez‡, and Julie Parsonnet*
, Maria de la Luz Sanchez*, Shufang Yang*, Thomas D. Haggerty*, Philip Hurst†, Guillermo Perez-Perez‡, and Julie Parsonnet*Table 1
Household characteristics
| Characteristics | Enrolled households (n = 1,186) | Households completing follow-up (n = 909) | Households not completing follow-up (n = 277) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. contacts, median (range) | 6 (2–21) | 5 (2–21) | 6 (2–19) | 0.06 |
| No. enrolled, median (range) | 3 (2–17) | 3 (2–17) | 3 (2–10) | 0.03 |
| No. children enrolled, median no. <18 y (range) | 2 (0–11) | 2 (0–11) | 2 (0–9) | 0.95 |
| Educational attainment, median highest year (range) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0.42 |
| % Spanish-speaking | 72 | 73 | 71 | 0.65 |
| Sleeping density (median persons/bedroom) | 2.3/bedroom | 2.5/bedroom | 2.3/bedroom | 0.66 |
| Income (%<US$30,000/y) | 59 | 58 | 62 | 0.39 |
| >1 Helicobacter pylori infected (%) | 72 | 72 | 70 | 0.42 |
| Emergency dept. referral (%) | 16 | 15 | 21 | 0.02 |
1Portions of this manuscript were presented in preliminary form at Digestive Disease Week 2005, May 15–19, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
