Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Data of Female and Male Cases.

Variable	Male	Female	P value
Age (year)	42.5 ± 3	45 ± 4	0.002
FBS (mg/dL)	105 ± 3	106 ± 2	0.6
TG (mg/dL)	161 ± 3.5	135 ± 4	0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	191.5 ± 10	191.8 ± 8	0.9
LDL (mg/dL)	111 ± 3	112 ± 4	0.89
HDL (mg/dL)	38.3 ± 2	43.7 ± 3	0.001
H. pylori seropositive (%)	68	65	0.8

FBS, fasting blood sugar; TG, triglyceride; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.