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. 2023 Feb 8;3(2):e0001125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001125

Table 2. Characteristics of participants after matching.

		HP⁺ (n = 1,688)		HP^- (n = 1,688)
Variable	Value	n	%	n	%	P value
Sex	Male	489	29.0	489	29.0	1.00
Sex	Female	1,199	71.0	1,199	71.0	1.00
Age (yrs)	Median(1st-3rd quartile)	57.9(48.6, 64.1)		57.8(48.8, 63.9)		0.866
BMI^a	Median(1st-3rd quartile)	21.5(19.7, 23.8)		21.4(19.7, 23.5)		0.37
Smoking^b	Yes	545	32.3	522	30.9	0.395
Smoking^b	No	1,142	67.7	1,166	69.1	0.395
Drinking	Yes	920	54.5	968	57.3	0.103
Drinking	No	768	45.5	720	42.7	0.103

HP, Helicobacter pylori; BMI, Body mass index; Yes, current or ever; No, never

^aHP^- (n = 1,687)

^bHP⁺(n = 1,687).