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. 2012 Feb 14;18(6):517–521. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.517

Table 4.

Analysis of the association between Helicobacter pylori positivity and nutritional factors in female Vietnamese immigrants and their male spouses

Female Vietnamese immigrants
Male spouses
H. pylori positive (n = 172) H. pylori negative (n = 164) P value H. pylori positive (n = 125) H. pylorinegative (n = 72) P value
Calorie (kcal) 1410.4 (677.3) 1430.96 (409.6) 0.739 1802.2 (573.7) 1691.5 (603.4) 0.202
Plant protein (g) 27.4 (1.8) 28.8 (10.4) 0.253 38.6 (15.6) 35.6 (10.7) 0.109
Animal protein (g) 31.9 (89.5) 26.8 (16.1) 0.464 31.9 39.8 0.061
Total protein (g) 59.3 (92.3) 55.6 (20.1) 0.615 70.5 (27.4) 75.4 (38.0) 0.448
Plant lipid (g) 15.1(10.8) 15.0 (9.9) 0.949 21.5 (15.3) 25.2 (48.8) 0.535
Animal lipid (g) 17.3 (14.9) 18.6(14.2) 0.392 22.7 (17.5) 22.8 (16.5) 0.967
Total lipid (g) 33.4 (20.5) 33.6 (17.9) 0.539 44.2 (24.4) 48.0 (23.5) 0.191
Sugar (g) 221.7 (73.1) 228.1 (62.7) 0.393 275.7 (81.6) 271.9 (101.4) 0.786
Fiber (g) 14.8 (7.3) 15.1 (6.5) 0.659 21.4 (8.5)     18.6 (6.7) 0.01a
Calcium (mg) 381.7 (324.8) 400.9 (240.2) 0.539 520.7 (256.5) 684.6 (1075.9) 0.207
Iron (mg) 9.4 (4.6) 9.9 (3.7) 0.282 14.8 (11.1) 90.3 (462.) 0.170
Sodium (mg) 3378.9 (3272.2) 3333.7 (1458.2) 0.869 4661.2 (1700.7) 4801.6 (2086.3) 0.609
Potassium (mg) 2212.8 (3104.0) 2041.6 (822.2) 0.486 2654 (1002.2) 2537.2 (946.6) 0.413
Zinc (mg) 8.5 (23.1) 6.9 (2.4) 0.367 9.2 (5.5) 9.3 (6.2) 0.963
Vitamin A (μg RE) 404.8 (384.0) 441.8 (358.9) 0.363 693.7 (526.6) 771.7 (839.1) 0.478
Vitamin B1 (mg) 1.0 (0.5) 1.0 (0.4) 0.662 1.1 (0.58) 1.2 (0.6) 0.341
Vitamin B2 (mg) 0.8 (0.6) 0.8 (0.4) 0.591 1.0 (0.5) 1.4 (2.3) 0.136
Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.5 (0.9) 1.5 (0.7) 0.626 2.0 (0.9) 4.0 (14.0) 0.219
Niacin (mg NE) 12.9 (18.2) 12.2 (4.9) 0.615 16.0 (7.0) 26.0 (50.6) 0.099
Vitamin C (mg) 127.0 (116.5) 123.0 (136.5) 0.770 123.6 (100.5) 99.2 (85.8) 0.086
Folate (μg DFE) 187.7 (155.8) 173.8 (88.2) 0.314 260.0 (137.6) 240.6 (137.9) 0.340
Vitamin E (mg ATE) 10.2 (20.6) 9.3 (5.7) 0.550 13.4 (8.9) 11.4 (6.5) 0.068
Cholesterol (mg) 330.5 (1393.0) 218.3 (214.0) 0.298 264.9 (191.0) 319.3 (299.9) 0.173

Data are presented as mean (SD). aP < 0.05, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive group vs Helicobacter pylori negative group in Korean male spouses.