Table 1.
Characteristics of the participant groups and differences between Helicobacter pylori positive and negative patients
| H. pylori negative | H. pylori positive | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (%) | 85 (42.7) | 114 (57.3) | – |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 48.6 (14.0) | 57.0 (13.3) | <0.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 36 (42.4) | 46 (40.4) | 0.884 |
| Smokers, n (%) | 15 (17.6) | 35 (30.7) | 0.047 |
| On dyspepsia medication, n (%) | 12 (14.3) | 42 (36.8) | 0.001 |
| IL-6 -174 genotype, n (%) | |||
| GG | 21 (24.7) | 27 (23.7) | 0.410 |
| GC | 35 (41.2) | 57 (50.0) | |
| CC | 29 (34.1) | 30 (26.3) | |
| Serum total cholesterol mmol/L, mean (SD) | 5.56 (1.09) | 5.48 (1.23) | 0.596 |
| Serum HDL mmol/L, median (IQR) | 0.95 (0.40) | 0.81 (0.29) | <0.001 |
| Serum LDL mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.08 (1.00) | 3.94 (0.93) | 0.309 |
| Serum triglycerides mmol/L, median (IQR) | 1.11 (0.70) | 1.14 (0.66) | 0.673 |
*Student's t test for age, total cholesterol and LDL, χ2 for sex, smoking status and genotypes, Mann-Whitney U for HDL and triglycerides.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IL-6, interleukin 6; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.