Table 4.
Comparison of HOMA-IR based on H. pylori status.
| H. pylori seronegative | H. pylori seropositive | P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | ||||
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| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |||||
| NHW | Male | 329 | 2.871 ± 2.586 | 90 | 3.021 ± 1.900 | 0.607 | 0.647 | 0.638 |
| Female | 358 | 2.563 ± 2.069 | 93 | 3.188 ± 4.843 | 0.061 | 0.080 | 0.328 | |
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| NHB | Male | 79 | 3.119 ± 2.973 | 99 | 3.579 ± 3.236 | 0.329 | 0.272 | 0.350 |
| Female | 113 | 3.616 ± 2.850 | 88 | 3.089 ± 2.569 | 0.176 | 0.025 | 0.040 | |
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| MA | Male | 86 | 2.993 ± 1.663 | 173 | 3.279 ± 2.376 | 0.317 | 0.751 | 0.766 |
| Female | 125 | 3.487 ± 2.939 | 188 | 3.361 ± 2.348 | 0.674 | 0.899 | 0.483 | |
SD: standard deviation; NHW: non-Hispanic whites; NHB: non-Hispanic blacks; MA: Mexican Americans.
P 1: unadjusted; P 2: adjusted for age and body mass index; P 3: adjusted for age, body mass index, poverty index, education, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and physical activity.