Table 2.
Associated Factors of Helicobacter Pylori Infection by Gender in Univariate Analysis
| Risk Factors | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP+ Group | HP-Group | P-value | HP+ Group | HP-Group | P-value | |
| Age, means (SD), years | 36.92 (10.24) | 39.87 (10.07) | 0.052 | 40.95 (11.90) | 38.35 (11.11) | <0.001 |
| Age group, n (%) | 0.406 | <0.001 | ||||
| <30 years | 172 (35.2) | 317 (64.8) | 128 (27.9) | 330 (72.1) | ||
| 30–39 years | 414 (33.9) | 809 (66.1) | 236 (32.8) | 483 (67.2) | ||
| 40–49 years | 279 (36.8) | 479 (63.2) | 165 (37.3) | 277 (62.7) | ||
| 50–59 years | 151 (36.7) | 260 (63.3) | 125 (36.2) | 220 (63.8) | ||
| ≥60 years | 39 (41.9) | 54 (58.1) | 52 (53.6) | 45 (46.4) | ||
| BMI, means (SD), kg/m2 | 24.93 (3.54) | 24.95 (3.50) | 0.560 | 23.02 (3.34) | 22.31 (3.27) | <0.001 |
| BMI group, n (%) | 0.423 | 0.001 | ||||
| Normal | 419 (34.9) | 781 (65.1) | 455 (31.7) | 979 (68.3) | ||
| Overweight | 444 (35.1) | 820 (64.9) | 188 (39.2) | 292 (60.8) | ||
| Obesity | 189 (38.1) | 307 (61.9) | 58 (42.6) | 78 (75.4) | ||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 171 (39.3) | 264 (60.7) | 0.069 | 75 (38.3) | 121 (61.7) | 0.205 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 114 (40.9) | 165 (59.1) | 0.044 | 38 (42.7) | 51 (57.3) | 0.084 |
| SBP, means (SD), mmHg | 123.97 (14.60) | 123.02 (13.77) | 0.078 | 118.27 (17.03) | 115.22 (16.42) | <0.001 |
| DBP, means (SD), mmHg | 78.11 (10.70) | 77.76 (10.42) | 0.390 | 72.51 (9.54) | 71.97 (9.79) | 0.227 |
| FBG, means (SD), mmol/L | 5.61 (2.04) | 5.38 (1.41) | 0.002 | 5.21 (1.06) | 5.12 (0.98) | 0.036 |
| TC, means (SD), mmol/L | 4.95 (0.95) | 4.93 (0.96) | 0.609 | 4.79 (0.96) | 4.67 (0.90) | 0.007 |
| TG, means (SD), mmol/L | 1.96 (1.61) | 1.91 (1.40) | 0.427 | 1.20 (0.76) | 1.16 (0.92) | 0.372 |
| HDL-C, means (SD), mmol/L | 1.16 (0.29) | 1.17 (0.28) | 0.457 | 1.48 (0.34) | 1.51 (0.35) | 0.037 |
| LDL-C, means (SD), mmol/L | 3.22 (0.85) | 3.22 (0.87) | 0.976 | 3.00 (0.85) | 2.86 (0.80) | <0.001 |
| Uric acid, means (SD), umol/L | 412.21 (86.86) | 409.16 (87.61) | 0.363 | 295.29 (69.18) | 291.54 (69.06) | 0.245 |
| Albumin, means (SD), g/L | 47.13 (2.61) | 47.37 (2.56) | 0.603 | 45.46 (2.30) | 45.91 (2.49) | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.