Table 3.
Association of Helicobacter pylori positivity with body size and blood pressure in 491 children and adolescents (≤ 17 years old) with no missing data on any variables used in the models; univariable and adjusted analysis
| Parameter | β-coefficient (95%CI) |
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| Crude | Adjusted for age and gender | + place of residence | + parental education | |
| Weight (kg) | -1.1 (-8.2-5.9) | -3.4 (-7.4-0.6) | -3.4 (-7.4-0.5) | -3.4 (-7.4-0.7) |
| Height (cm) | -0.4 (-8.3-7.4) | -3.2 (-6.5-0.0) | -3.5 [-6.7-(-0.2)]1 | -3.2 (-6.4-0.0) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | -0.4 (-2.0-1.1) | -0.8 (-2.1-0.5) | -0.7 (-2.0-0.6) | -0.7 (-2.0-0.6) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 3.5 (-1.5-8.5) | 2.4 (-1.8-6.7) | 2.3 (-1.9-6.6) | 2.3 (-2.0-6.5) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.3 (-3.1-3.8) | -0.4 (-3.3-2.5) | -0.4 (-3.3-2.5) | -0.7 (-3.6-2.3) |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 3.4 (0.2-6.5)1 | 3.5 (0.3-6.6)1 | 3.7 (0.9-6.5)1 | 3.4 (0.7-6.2)1 |
1
Statistical significance at 0.05 level.