Table 3.
Clinical and laboratory comparison between H. pylori-positive and -negative patients.
| Parameter |
H. pylori status |
p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I positive (n = 64) |
Group II negative (n = 40) |
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| Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | (19–65) | 40.8 ± 11.1 | (20–55) | 37.8 ± 10.33 | 0.342 |
| Duration of IDA (years) | (1–8) | 4.06 ± 1.71 | (0.9–7) | 3.45 ± 1.53 | 0.197 |
| WBC (cells × 109 L–1) | (4.5–14.5) | 7.6 ± 3.4 | (4–16) | 7.3 ± 3.6 | 0.588 |
| Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | (5.8–9.9) | 8.1 ± 1.02 | (6.8–10) | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 0.877 |
| MCV (fl) | (60–73) | 66.7 ± 3.5 | (59.8–75) | 68.9 ± 3.9 | 0.046a |
| MCH (pg) | (17–22) | 19.4 ± 1.43 | (17–25) | 20.4 ± 1.82 | 0.057 |
| Platelets (cells × 109 L–1) | (149–750) | 334.2 ± 116.1 | (160–690) | 331.1 ± 135.4 | 0.930 |
| Reticulocyte (%) | (0.8–3.3) | 2.03 ± 0.74 | (0.5–4) | 2.09 ± 1.04 | 0.873 |
| Serum Iron (g/dL) | (6–35) | 22.6 ± 8.3 | (6–40) | 23.04 ± 14.3 | 0.734 |
| TIBC (g/dL) | (350–504) | 381.6 ± 31.4 | (352–520) | 397.5 ± 45.8 | 0.446 |
| TS (%) | (1–10.6) | 5.6 ± 2.3 | (1–14) | 5.2 ± 3.03 | 0.067 |
| Ferritin (ng/dL) | (1–20) | 7.8 ± 5.7 | (2.5–20) | 7.5 ± 4.8 | 0.977 |
SD: standard deviation; IDA: iron deficiency anemia; WBC: white blood cell count; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; TIBC: total iron binding capacity; TS: transferrin saturation.
a
Significantly difference (p-value < 0.05).