Zhang Y, Tang YW, Zhou J, Wei YR, Peng YT, Yan Z, Yue ZH. Electroacupuncture at ST36 ameliorates gastric dysmotility in rats with diabetic gastroparesis via the nucleus tractus solitarius-vagal axis. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(21): 107395 [PMID: 40538511 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.107395]
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Prof. Zeinab Nabil Ahmed Said
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Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: A cross-sectional study of all age groups
Jiang Q, Liu WD, Hui WJ, Kong WJ, Feng Y, Kuerbanjiang A, Huang XL, Gao F. Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: A cross-sectional study of all age groups. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(21): 106033 [PMID: 40538506 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.106033]
The study is a cross sectional prevalence study to evaluate the H. pylori infection and risk factors in one of the large province in China that located in the northwest of the country with multiethnic aggregation. Such studies pave the way for policy makers for effective implementation of prevention and control strategies. The study involves 15 regions with 18951708 population. A total of 4665 people were surveyed, with questionnaire surveys and H. pylori antibody blood tests were conducted. 4361 were tested for H. pylori antibody. Social, economic factors, public health conditions, as well as dietary and living habits among different areas were evaluated to identify risk factors associated with H. pylori prevalence in different regions.
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The reason for having blood samples in the morning on an empty stomach is not clarified. Also, the type of tested Ig must be mentioned. IgG is denoting previous exposure not current infection. Active infection is detected by urea breath tests and stool antigen tests.
Results:
It is better to say overall H pylori prevalence rather than infection.
Tables: Significant p value is better to be marked, by *for example.
Discussion:
This section is well organized and theoretical analysis of data is well presented, however, to avoid the limitation of some missing data, sensitivity analysis is better to be done.
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