showed a trendP = 0.063
Alcohol use showed a trend toward higher infection rates (27/36 in alcohol consumers vs. 13/25 in nonalcohol consumers), however, alcohol ( P = 0.063), NSAID use ( P = 0.48), steroid therapy ( P = 0.68), and irregular food habits ( P = 0.097) were not significantly linked to H. pylori status (Table 3 ).