Table 2.

The relationship between H. pylori positivity and demographic, clinical, and anthropometric parameters.

Variables	Total	H. pylori (+) subjects	H. pylori (−) subjects	P value
Gender
Female	70	34 (48.5%)	36 (51.5%)	NS
Male	63	37 (58.7%)	26 (41.3%)	NS
Age	47 ± 12	48.7 ± 12.1	46.9 ± 13.1	NS
Body mass index				NS
Normal	30	12 (40%)	18 (60%)	NS
Overweight	53	31 (58.4%)	22 (41.6%)	NS
Obese	50	28 (56%)	22 (44%)	NS
Waistline*	94 ± 11	95.7 ± 10	91.9 ± 11.8	<0.05
Hypertension
Yes*	49	34 (69.3%)	15 (30.7%)	<0.05
No	84	37 (44%)	47 (56%)	NS
Cholesterol				NS
≥200	67	38 (56.7%)	29 (43.3%)	NS
<200	66	33 (50%)	33 (50%)	NS
Triglyceride
≥150*	42	30 (71.4%)	12 (28.6%)	<0.05
<150	91	41 (45%)	50 (55%)	NS
Low density lipoprotein
≥100	87	51 (58.6%)	36 (41.4%)	NS
<100	46	20 (43.4%)	26 (56.6%)	NS
High density lipoprotein
Male ≥40, female ≥50	98	47 (%47.9)	51 (52.1%)	NS
Male <40, female <50*	35	24 (68.5%)	11 (31.5%)	<0.05
Glucose*	106 ± 35	117 ± 41	93 ± 21	<0.05
Creatinine	0.8 ± 0.2	0.84 ± 0.23	0.78 ± 0.19	NS
Patient groups
DM*	62	40 (64.5%)	20 (35.5%)	<0.05
Non-DM	71	31 (43.6%)	40 (56.7%)	NS

^*Significant variables.