Table 2

Association between H. pylori and subsequent gastrointestinal and respiratory cancer diagnosis in patients followed in general practices in Germany (univariable Cox regression models)

Outcome diagnosis	HR for H. pylori versus no H. pylori		HR for H. pylori with eradication versus no H. pylori		HR for H. pylori without eradication versus no H. pylori
Outcome diagnosis	HR (95% CI)	P value	HR (95% CI)	P value	HR (95% CI)	P value
Cancer total	1.11 (1.04 to 1.18)	0.002	1.06 (0.97 to 1.15)	0.232	1.18 (1.07 to 1.30)	<0.001
Oesophagus	0.49 (0.26 to 0.89)	0.020	0.52 (0.22 to 1.23)	0.137	0.45 (0.19 to 1.07)	0.072
Stomach	1.59 (1.00 to 2.53)	0.049	1.48 (0.78 to 2.83)	0.224	1.70 (0.87 to 3.32)	0.118
Colon and rectum	0.99 (0.78 to 1.26)	0.941	0.98 (0.72 to 1.32)	0.877	1.02 (0.68 to 1.54)	0.910
Liver	0.75 (0.41 to 1.36)	0.339	0.69 (0.30 to 1.58)	0.380	0.82 (0.35 to 1.93)	0.649
Pancreas	1.46 (0.99 to 2.17)	0.058	1.77 (1.01 to 3.12)	0.048	1.21 (0.70 to 2.09)	0.498
Larynx	1.06 (0.51 to 2.20)	0.885	0.87 (0.28 to 2.70)	0.804	1.21 (0.46 to 3.18)	0.704
Bronchus and lung	0.88 (0.69 to 1.11)	0.278	0.60 (0.44 to 0.83)	0.002	1.51 (1.03 to 2.20)	0.035