Table 7.
Baseline characteristics of participants with different H. pylori infection status
| Overall (n = 1086) | Hp negative (n = 618) | Hp positive (n = 468) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46.13 (19.95) | 43.41 (19.54) | 49.71 (19.93) | < 0.001 |
| Sex (male %) | 515 (47.4) | 290 (46.9) | 225 (48.1) | 0.753 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.04 (6.34) | 27.73 (6.22) | 28.44 (6.47) | 0.066 |
| Waist (cm) | 95.55 (15.96) | 94.69 (15.90) | 96.70 (16.00) | 0.041 |
| Race (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Mexican American | 252 (23.2) | 86 (13.9) | 166 (35.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 234 (21.5) | 107 (17.3) | 127 (27.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 495 (45.6) | 372 (60.2) | 123 (26.3) | |
| Other Hispanic | 69 (6.4) | 29 (4.7) | 40 (8.5) | |
| Other Race | 36 (3.3) | 24 (3.9) | 12 (2.6) | |
| Poverty income ratio | 2.55 (1.65) | 2.84 (1.65) | 2.15 (1.57) | < 0.001 |
| Education (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| High School | 274 (25.3) | 163 (26.5) | 111 (23.8) | |
| Less Than High School | 393 (36.4) | 138 (22.4) | 255 (54.7) | |
| More Than High School | 414 (38.3) | 314 (51.1) | 100 (21.5) | |
| Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 13.52 (12.70) | 13.25 (12.49) | 13.91 (13.01) | 0.566 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 103.46 (43.05) | 100.47 (35.50) | 107.88 (52.02) | 0.056 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.50 (1.11) | 5.38 (0.98) | 5.65 (1.24) | < 0.001 |
| Total bilirubin (umol/L) | 0.57 (0.28) | 0.57 (0.28) | 0.57 (0.27) | 0.672 |
| Urinary creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.73 (0.44) | 0.73 (0.39) | 0.74 (0.50) | 0.936 |
| eGFR | 97.27 (25.34) | 98.26 (24.93) | 95.97 (25.85) | 0.143 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.29 (1.53) | 5.23 (1.48) | 5.37 (1.60) | 0.133 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 200.36 (42.42) | 199.88 (42.02) | 200.99 (42.98) | 0.669 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 142.53 (99.57) | 135.26 (86.99) | 153.28 (115.11) | 0.045 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 124.68 (35.29) | 126.31 (35.06) | 122.23 (35.59) | 0.234 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 50.98 (14.39) | 52.22 (14.58) | 49.35 (13.99) | 0.001 |
| Smoke (%) | 0.166 | |||
| Former | 261 (26.9) | 148 (27.3) | 113 (26.5) | |
| Never | 494 (51.0) | 287 (52.9) | 207 (48.6) | |
| Current | 214 (22.1) | 108 (19.9) | 106 (24.9) | |
| Alcohol drink (%) | 0.012 | |||
| Former | 204 (22.0) | 101 (19.1) | 103 (25.8) | |
| Heavy | 164 (17.7) | 96 (18.1) | 68 (17.0) | |
| Mild | 305 (32.9) | 186 (35.2) | 119 (29.8) | |
| Moderate | 128 (13.8) | 83 (15.7) | 45 (11.3) | |
| Never | 127 (13.7) | 63 (11.9) | 64 (16.0) | |
| Hypertension (%) | 393 (36.2) | 188 (30.4) | 205 (43.8) | < 0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 125.00 (21.08) | 122.21 (20.23) | 128.76 (21.64) | < 0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 71.01 (13.98) | 70.40 (13.91) | 71.83 (14.04) | 0.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus (%) | 112 (10.9) | 50 (8.7) | 62 (13.7) | 0.03 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.48 (0.80) | 0.45 (0.76) | 0.51 (0.84) | 0.179 |
| Stroke (%) | 32 (3.3) | 13 (2.4) | 19 (4.4) | 0.106 |
| Urinary Barium (ng/mL) | 2.34 (4.13) | 2.55 (4.67) | 2.06 (3.25) | 0.05 |
| Urinary Beryllium (ng/mL) | 0.09 (0.00) | 0.09 (0.00) | 0.09 (0.00) | 0.384 |
| Urinary Cobalt (ng/mL) | 0.58 (1.94) | 0.61 (2.52) | 0.54 (0.58) | 0.594 |
| Urinary Cesium (ng/mL) | 5.49 (4.14) | 5.47 (3.31) | 5.52 (5.02) | 0.874 |
| Urinary Molybdenum (ng/mL) | 62.49 (56.50) | 63.16 (59.52) | 61.61 (52.29) | 0.654 |
| Urinary Lead (ng/mL) | 1.32 (1.54) | 1.16 (1.34) | 1.54 (1.76) | < 0.001 |
| Urinary Platinum (ng/mL) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.03 (0.08) | 0.03 (0.00) | 0.372 |
| Urinary Antimony (ng/mL) | 0.18 (0.24) | 0.19 (0.29) | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.717 |
| Urinary Thallium (ng/mL) | 0.21 (0.14) | 0.22 (0.13) | 0.20 (0.14) | 0.031 |
| Urinary Tungsten (ng/mL) | 0.14 (0.31) | 0.13 (0.17) | 0.17 (0.43) | 0.024 |
Abbreviation: Hp Helicobacter Pylori, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, CRP C-reactive protein