Table A3.

Regression results for Helicobacter Pylori presence (n =24,050), focusing on vitamin D purchase (dichotomous).

	Estimate	Std. Error	z Value	Pr(>|z|)
Intercept	0.39836	0.03906	10.200	<2*10−16
Prior VITAMIN D use	−0.20865	0.04562	−4.574	4.79*10-6
Prior Hypertension	−0.22597	0.03835	−5.892	3.83*10−9
Prior Ischemic Heart Disease	−0.19311	0.05221	−3.698	0.000217
Prior Hypothyriodism	−0.29300	0.03607	−8.124	4.53*10−16
Creatinine	−0.36114	0.04844	−7.455	9.00*10−14

* as it is a symbol for level of significance which is stated.