Table 2.
Comparison of clinical characteristics by serological status of H. pylori.
| H. pylori | Gender | |||||||||
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| Male | Female | |||||||||
| Seronegative | Seropositive | P | Seronegative | Seropositive | P | |||||
| Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic whites | ||||||||||
| N | 722 | 227 | 776 | 224 | ||||||
| Age (Year) | 48 ± 20 | 61 ± 19 | <0.0001 | 47 ± 20 | 59 ± 19 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.33 ± 5.28 | 27.95 ± 5.16 | 0.12 | 27.74 ± 6.58 | 27.27 ± 6.04 | 0.34 | ||||
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 36 ± 9 | 39 ± 12 | <0.0001 | 33 ± 8 | 37 ± 11 | <0.0001 | ||||
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 ± 0.8 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | <0.0001 | 5.2 ± 0.7 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Abnormal glucose tolerance | 234 | 32% | 100 | 44% | 0.001 | 162 | 21% | 73 | 33% | 0.0002 |
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| Non-Hispanic Blacks | ||||||||||
| N | 171 | 229 | 217 | 236 | ||||||
| Age (year) | 38 ± 19 | 49 ± 18 | <0.0001 | 40 ± 18 | 49 ± 19 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.56 ± 6.13 | 27.35 ± 6.22 | 0.74 | 30.76 ± 8.24 | 31.43 ± 8.47 | 0.40 | ||||
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 37 ± 10 | 41 ± 16 | 0.004 | 38 ± 14 | 40 ± 15 | 0.09 | ||||
| HbA1c (%) | 5.5 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 1.5 | 0.004 | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 0.09 | ||||
| Abnormal glucose tolerance | 54 | 32% | 96 | 42% | 0.03 | 73 | 34% | 96 | 41% | 0.12 |
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| Mexican Americans | ||||||||||
| N | 204 | 407 | 285 | 438 | ||||||
| Age (Year) | 38 ± 19 | 46 ± 19 | <0.0001 | 36 ± 19 | 45 ± 19 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.64 ± 4.91 | 27.97 ± 5.03 | 0.002 | 28.28 ± 6.27 | 28.68 ± 6.21 | 0.40 | ||||
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 36 ± 10 | 39 ± 13 | 0.008 | 36 ± 12 | 38 ± 14 | 0.004 | ||||
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 0.008 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 0.004 | ||||
| Abnormal glucose tolerance | 60 | 29% | 152 | 37% | 0.05 | 58 | 20% | 142 | 32% | 0.0004 |