Table 3. Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with metabolic risk factors except for the lipid profile.

	Elevated WC		Elevated BP		Elevated FPG
	RR (95% CI)	P value	RR (95% CI)	P value	RR (95% CI)	P value
Age	1.02 (1.01–1.02)	<0.001	1.04 (1.04–1.05)	<0.001	1.05 (1.04–1.06)	<0.001
Male sex	2.25 (1.86–2.72)	<0.001	1.27 (1.05–1.53)	0.014	1.61 (1.29–1.99)	<0.001
Current smoker	1.23 (1.13–1.34)	<0.001	1.01 (0.88–1.17)	0.859	1.13 (1.02–1.25)	0.025
Alcohol consumption	1.16 (1.01–1.35)	0.046	1.26 (1.06–1.49)	0.009	1.52 (1.30–1.79)	<0.001
Regular exercise	0.98 (0.92–1.05)	0.684	1.08 (0.95–1.20)	0.454	1.02 (0.93–1.12)	0.406
High education level	0.89 (0.79–0.98)	0.023	0.89 (0.79–1.00)	0.05	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	0.839
High income	0.84 (0.74–0.94)	0.003	0.91 (0.79–1.02)	0.127	1.01 (0.88–1.17)	0.852
BMI	1.24 (1.22–1.26)	<0.001	1.09 (1.07–1.11)	<0.001	1.11 (1.08–1.13)	<0.001
Body fat percentage	1.04 (1.03–1.05)	<0.001	1.02 (1.01–1.03)	<0.001	1.01 (0.99–1.02)	0.178
GFR	0.99 (0.99–1.01)	0.552	0.99 (0.99–1.01)	0.10	1.00 (0.99–1.01)	0.362
ALT	1.00 (1.00–1.01)	0.061	1.01 (1.01–1.02)	0.004	1.01 (1.01–1.02)	<0.001
Uric acid	1.04 (1.01–1.07)	0.003	1.09 (1.06–1.13)	<0.001	1.02 (1.01–1.02)	<0.001
HS-CRP	1.01 (0.95–1.07)	0.823	1.03 (0.96–1.09)	0.428	1.06 (1.01–1.12)	0.036
H. pylori	1.06 (0.99–1.13)	0.094	1.06 (0.98–1.14)	0.125	0.98 (0.91–1.06)	0.653

Relative risks ± 95% CI were assessed by multivariate log Poisson analysis.

WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HS-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; H. pylori, helicobacter pylori.