Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the enrolled participants infected and not infected with H. pylori.
| Characteristics | Overall (N=864) | Hp− (n=461) | Hp+ (n=403) | P value |
| Age (years) | 36.80±9.91 | 37.22±10.31 | 36.32±9.41 | 0.184 |
| Gender (male/female) | 707/157 | 383/78 | 324/79 | 0.308 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.58±3.81 | 25.64±3.77 | 25.52±3.86 | 0.650 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 127.64±15.40 | 127.53±16.17 | 127.48±15.57 | 0.963 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 78.78±11.85 | 78.82±12.87 | 78.55±11.34 | 0.744 |
| HR (beats per minute) | 80.45±11.22 | 80.55±12.25 | 80.82±11.60 | 0.736 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.51±0.87 | 4.64±0.87 | 4.67±0.86 | 0.884 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.85±1.41 | 1.87±1.49 | 2.41±9.67 | 0.237 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.27±0.30 | 1.28±0.29 | 1.27±0.32 | 0.903 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.72±0.78 | 2.74±0.81 | 2.69±0.75 | 0.360 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 4.68±1.10 | 4.60±0.79 | 4.77±1.37 | 0.088 |
| HbA1c (mmol/L) | 5.40±0.69 | 5.34±0.57 | 5.46±0.83 | 0.134 |
| UA (μmol/L) | 363.15±91.66 | 364.86±91.08 | 361.19±92.38 | 0.557 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 5.42±2.83 | 5.35±2.48 | 5.50±3.18 | 0.455 |
| Cre (μmol/L) | 75.51±14.11 | 75.62±13.69 | 75.37±14.59 | 0.799 |
| PGI/PGII | 14.28±8.80 | 16.33±8.80 | 11.54±8.83 | <0.001 |
| G-17 (pmol/L) | 2.83 (0.50, 60.7) | 1.65 (0.50, 60.7) | 5.66 (0.50, 60.4) | <0.001 |
| WBC count (×109/L) | 6.92±1.71 | 6.74±1.67 | 7.13±1.73 | 0.001 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 57.63±7.61 | 57.98±7.32 | 57.22±7.92 | 0.145 |
| LYM (%) | 34.02±6.83 | 33.83±6.84 | 34.24±6.82 | 0.380 |
| Monocytes (%) | 5.48±1.34 | 5.50±1.32 | 5.45±1.36 | 0.583 |
| RBC (×1012/L) | 5.04±0.43 | 5.03±0.41 | 5.05±0.44 | 0.475 |
| HB (g/L) | 156.78±17.48 | 157.51±14.28 | 155.96±20.52 | 0.194 |
| HCT (%) | 46.98±7.18 | 46.75±4.69 | 47.26±9.24 | 0.305 |
| MCV (fL) | 91.89±7.32 | 92.24±6.77 | 91.50±7.89 | 0.139 |
| RDW-CV (%) | 13.20±4.84 | 12.88±0.63 | 13.57±7.03 | 0.069 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 224.37±46.93 | 221.17±46.00 | 228.02±47.76 | 0.011 |
| NLR | 1.83±0.64 | 1.83±0.64 | 1.80±0.71 | 0.398 |
| PLR | 6.82±2.12 | 6.82±2.12 | 6.96±2.16 | 0.327 |
Statistical analysis was used bythe non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test for comparisons.
BMI, body mass index; Cre, creatinine; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; G-17gastrin-17HB, haemoglobin; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin/haemoglobin A1c; HCT, haematocrit; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hp−Helicobacter pylori-negativeHp+Helicobacter pylori-positiveHR, heart rate; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LYM, lymphocyte; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; PGIpepsinogen IPGIIpepsinogen IIPLR, platelet to lymphocyte ratioPLT, platelet; RBC, red blood cell; RDW-CV, red cell distribution width; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acidWBCwhite blood cell