Table 1.
Initial attributes of the study participants based on their H. pylori infection condition.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 1984,100%) |
H. pylori infection (-) (n=1031,52.0%) |
H. pylori infection (+) (n= 953,48.0%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSMM | No | 1664 (83.9%) | 874 (84.8%) | 790 (82.9%) | 0.256 |
| Yes | 320 (16.1%) | 157 (15.2%) | 163 (17.1%) | ||
| Smoke | No | 1961 (98.8%) | 1021 (99.0%) | 940 (98.6%) | 0.413 |
| Yes | 23 (1.2%) | 10 (1.0%) | 13 (1.4%) | ||
| Drink | No | 1777 (89.6%) | 933 (90.5%) | 844 (88.6%) | 0.160 |
| Yes | 207 (10.4%) | 98 (9.5%) | 109 (11.4%) | ||
| Age (years) | 46.67 ± 10.70 | 47.03 ± 10.89 | 46.29 ± 10.48 | 0.127 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.56 ± 2.96 | 22.50 ± 2.92 | 22.63 ± 3.01 | 0.347 | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 119.92 ± 19.49 | 120.29 ± 19.19 | 119.52 ± 19.80 | 0.377 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 68.24 ± 11.93 | 68.37 ± 11.47 | 68.11 ± 12.41 | 0.631 | |
| WBC (10^9/L) | 5.64 ± 1.53 | 5.48 ± 1.39 | 5.81 ± 1.65 | <0.001 | |
| RBC (10^12/L) | 4.46 ± 0.35 | 4.46 ± 0.34 | 4.45 ± 0.36 | 0.313 | |
| Hb (g/L) | 131.20 ± 29.87 | 131.05 ± 11.85 | 131.35 ± 41.30 | 0.823 | |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 4.88 ± 1.18 | 4.86 ± 1.12 | 4.90 ± 1.24 | 0.467 | |
| Ghb (%) | 5.50 ± 0.76 | 5.47 ± 0.68 | 5.54 ± 0.83 | 0.043 | |
| TP (g/L) | 74.43 ± 4.61 | 74.57 ± 4.64 | 74.28 ± 4.57 | 0.159 | |
| ALB (g/L) | 44.09 ± 2.92 | 44.27 ± 2.91 | 43.89 ± 2.93 | 0.003 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 16.00 (13.00,22.00) | 16.00 (13.00,22.00) | 17.00 (13.00,23.00) | 0.247 | |
| AST (U/L) | 21.00 (18.00,25.00) | 21.00 (18.00,25.00) | 21.00 (18.00,26.00) | 0.743 | |
| ALK (U/L) | 65.00 (53.00,81.00) | 65.00 (53.00,81.00) | 64.00 (51.00,81.00) | 0.262 | |
| GGT (U/L) | 17.00 (14.00,25.00) | 17.00 (13.00,24.00) | 17.00 (14.00,26.00) | 0.073 | |
| Cre (umol/L) | 55.13 ± 8.08 | 55.49 ± 8.17 | 54.74 ± 7.97 | 0.040 | |
| UA (umol/L) | 281.06 ± 62.15 | 280.33 ± 61.24 | 281.86 ± 63.15 | 0.583 | |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.16 ± 1.07 | 5.13 ± 1.03 | 5.20 ± 1.10 | 0.119 | |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.39 ± 1.00 | 1.39 ± 0.94 | 1.39 ± 1.06 | 0.971 | |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.41 ± 0.36 | 1.41 ± 0.35 | 1.42 ± 0.37 | 0.575 | |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.04 ± 0.86 | 3.01 ± 0.81 | 3.06 ± 0.90 | 0.209 |
For clarity and ease of understanding, the following abbreviations have been employed throughout the text: LSMM stands for Low Skeletal Muscle Mass; BMI, an abbreviation for Body Mass Index, or BMI, is determined by dividing a person’s weight, measured in kilograms, by their height in centimeters squared. Meanwhile, SBP stands for Systolic Blood Pressure and DBP signifies Diastolic Blood Pressure. In terms of blood components, WBC and RBC are acronyms representing White Blood Cells and Red Blood Cells, respectively. Hb is short for Hemoglobin; GLU signifies Glucose; Ghb is used for Glycosylated Hemoglobin; TP represents Total Protein; ALB is the shorthand for Albumin; ALT and AST stand for Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase respectively; ALK is the abbreviation for Alkaline Phosphatase; GGT is used for γ-glutamyl Transferase; Cre is the short form for Creatinine; UA denotes Uric Acid; TC is the abbreviation for Total Cholesterol; TG refers to Triglycerides; HDL-C and LDL-C stand for High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol respectively. For your convenience, entries that are bolded indicate a p-value that is less than 0.05, thus signifying statistical significance in our analysis.