Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients included to the study (mean ± SD)

	Hp(-)			Hp(+)
Number of patients (female/male)	21/31			19/17
Age (yr, female/male)	41.3 ± 15.0/36.4 ± 11.5			45.0 ± 11.6/38.4 ± 13.8
BMI (female/male)	23.9 ± 3.2/25.1 ± 2.6			23.3 ± 3.0/24.0 ± 3.4
Alcohol drinking habit (% of group population, female/male)	ND (45.0/28.6)	1/m (50.0/50.0)	1/w (5.0/21.4)	ND (57.0/33.3)	1/m (43.0/44.4)	1/w (0.0/22.3)

Hp: Helicobacter pylori; (-): No infection; (+): Positive; ND: Not drinking; 1/w: Once a week; 1/m: Once a month.