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Relationship of smoking and coffee and alcohol consumption with seroconversion to Helicobacter pylori : A longitudinal study in hospital workers
Author(s) -
GIKAS ARISTOFANIS,
TRIANTAFILLIDIS JOHN K,
APOSTOLIDIS NIKOLAOS,
MALLAS ELIAS,
PEROS GEORGE,
ANDROULAKIS GEORGE
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03404.x
Subject(s) - seroconversion , medicine , odds ratio , helicobacter pylori , confidence interval , logistic regression , cohort , epidemiology , cohort study , demography , spirillaceae , environmental health , immunology , gastritis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology
Background and Aim: There are few data concerning the relationship between Helicobacter pylori seroconversion, and smoking habits and coffee and alcohol consumption. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between smoking habits, coffee and alcohol consumption, and H. pylori seroconversion. Methods: The data used were derived from a sample of 238 subjects (hospital employees) who were initially (on 1994) seronegative to H. pylori . These subjects were tested again 5 years later (1999). Information concerning smoking habits and coffee and alcohol consumption was collected by the use of a special questionnaire, which was completed by the same cohort of subjects in two different periods (1994 and 1999). Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between H. pylori seroconversion and the aforementioned lifestyle factors. Results: Neither smoking nor coffee consumption was significantly related to H. pylori seroconversion. Adjusted odds ratio for alcohol drinkers as compared with non‐/occasional drinkers was 0.59 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.31–1.16, P = 0.13). However, the odds ratio was significantly lower (0.26, 95%CI: 0.07–0.95, P = 0.042) in subjects who reported moderate alcohol consumption at first (1994) examination, as compared with non‐/occasional drinkers. Small and heavy drinking were not associated with H. pylori seroconversion. Conclusions: There is no significant relation between H. pylori seroconversion and smoking and coffee consumption. The present findings suggest that moderate alcohol consumption might be inversely associated with H. pylori seroconversion. © 2004 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd