Table 1. Participant characteristics by H. pylori infection statusa.
| Characteristics |
H. pylori infection status |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 7429; 71.4%) | Yes (n = 2978; 28.6%) | ||
| Sex (male %) | 54.4 | 60.9 | <0.0001 |
| Age (y) | 40.1 (39.8, 40.3)c | 43.2 (42.8, 43.7) | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.3 (24.2, 24.4) | 24.7 (24.6, 24.9) | <0.0001 |
| Physical activity (Mets × hours/week) | 9.8 (9.5, 10.1) | 10.5 (10.0, 11.1) | 0.01 |
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 2216.1 (2173.6, 2259.3) | 2255.5 (2184.2, 2329.0) | 0.36 |
| Salt intake (gram/d) | 10.9 (10.8, 11.0) | 11.2 (11.1, 11.3) | <0.0001 |
| Metabolic syndromes (%) | 25.9 | 30.7 | <0.001 |
| Type 2 diabetes (%) | 5.7 | 6.9 | 0.03 |
| Smoking status (%) | |||
| Smoker | 14.3 | 15.1 | 0.28 |
| Ex-smoker | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.16 |
| Drinker (%) | |||
| Everyday | 4.1 | 5.4 | <0.01 |
| Sometime | 59.6 | 60.7 | 0.30 |
| Ex-drinker | 7.8 | 7.7 | 0.90 |
| Family history of diseases (%) | |||
| CVD | 30.6 | 31.8 | 0.22 |
| Hypertension | 47.3 | 48.7 | 0.20 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.60 |
| Diabetes | 21.2 | 22.9 | 0.05 |
| Education (≥ College graduate, %) | 67.1 | 61.8 | <0.0001 |
| Household income (≥10,000 Yuan, %) | 32.0 | 31.4 | 0.55 |
| Living alone (yes, %) | 9.5 | 8.7 | 0.18 |
aH. pylori, Helicobacter pylori; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease.
bAnalysis of variance or chi-square test.
cGeometric mean (95% confidence interval) (all such values).