Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis with H. pylori infection as exposure and carotid parameters as the outcome.

Variables	Patients with Carotid Parameters (n = 333)
	Long-Standing H. pylori Infection	Current H. pylori Infection
Hypertension §	1.85 (1.04–3.30) *	1.05 (0.57–1.90)
Carotid cross-sectional area (>90%) #	1.51 (0.79–2.88)	1.45 (0.75–2.81)
Right carotid plaque #	1.70 (0.92–3.14)	1.25 (0.66–2.35)
Left carotid plaque #	1.69 (0.90–3.13)	1.81 (0.95–3.45)
Any carotid plaque #	2.15 (1.14–4.09) *	1.52 (0.81–2.85)

* p < 0.05; ^§ based on the cardiologist diagnosis and current use of anti-hypertensive medications. ^# adjusted for age as a continuous variable, sex, body mass index, cigarette smoke, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.