Table 5.

Comparison of HOMA-B based on H. pylori status.

		H. pylori seronegative		H. pylori seropositive		P 1	P 2	P 3
		n	Mean ± SD	n	Mean ± SD
NHW	Male	329	129 ± 105	90	118 ± 60	0.382	0.778	0.749
	Female	357	148 ± 130	93	135 ± 132	0.373	0.744	0.889
NHB	Male	79	148 ± 116	99	180 ± 180	0.167	0.092	0.103
	Female	112	216 ± 215	88	323 ± 153	0.467	0.173	0.131
MA	Male	86	153 ± 189	173	141 ± 107	0.526	0.665	0.550
	Female	125	219 ± 192	188	167 ± 102	0.001	0.129	0.733

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.