Table 2.
Admission laboratory findings of Helicobacter pylori-positive and -negative children (Values are means and standard deviations or n (%) unless stated otherwise)
|
H. pylori-positive (n 85) |
H. pylori-negative (n 84) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | 95 % CI | |
| Hb (g/l) | 112 | 12·6 | 113 | 12·0 | -4·74, 2·74 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 34·0 | 3·5 | 34·5 | 3·2 | -1·52, 0·52 |
| Ferritin ( m g/l)* | 23·8 | 21·0 | 0·87, 1·47† | ||
| Ferritin level <12 μg/l | 16/81 (19·8) | 18/76 (23·7) | 0·46, 1·51† | ||
| Serum Fe (μg/dl) | 67·7 | 33·4 | 69·1 | 33·0 | -11·48, 8·68 |
| Unsaturated Fe-binding capacity (units) | 256·8 | 79·8 | 248·5 | 84·6 | -16·67, 33·27 |
| Total Fe-binding capacity (units) | 325·1 | 83·4 | 312·7 | 84·9 | -13·16, 37·96 |
| Hb (g/l) | |||||
| ≤100 | 9 (10·6) | 8 (9·5) | |||
| >100 to <110 | 25 (29·4) | 23 (27·4) | |||
| ≥110 | 51 (60·0) | 53 (63·1) | |||
*
Geometric mean.
†
Ratio mode.
None of the differences between the two groups were significant (ANOVA or χ2 test). Analysis adjusted for sex and age showed no significant difference between the two groups (regression models).