Table 3.

Incidence^a of carotid plaque according to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection status in the MN and MJ cohort and pooled multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for developing carotid plaques in participants with H. pylori infection.

Participants	MN cohort		MJ cohort		Pooled HR (95%CI)b	Pooled HR (95%CI)c
	H. pylori -	H. pylori +	H. pylori -	H. pylori +
All participants	8.12	9.04	5.92	6.54	1.05 (1.02–1.09)	1.04 (1.01–1.08)
Without self-reported cancer	8.13	9.05	5.89	6.56	1.05 (1.02–1.09)	1.04 (1.01–1.08)
Without self-reported cancer or peptic ulcer	8.12	9.05	5.78	6.53	1.06 (1.02–1.09)	1.04 (1.01–1.08)
Without missing value	7.55	8.50	4.27	4.73	1.06 (1.02–1.11)	1.05 (1.01–1.10)
Set 1-year lag	8.09	9.00	5.69	6.27	1.05 (0.97–1.13)	1.03 (0.95–1.12)

^aPresented per 100 person–year.

^bAdjusted for age (<30, 30–39, 40–49, 50-59, 60–69, ≥70 year), sex (women, men).

^cFurther adjusted for annual personal income (<0.1, 0.1–0.2, or ≥ 0.2 million), body mass index (<18.5, 18.5-23.9, 24.0-27.9, or ≥ 28 kg/m²), blood pressure (normal, prehypertension, or hypertension), blood glucose (normal, prediabetes, or diabetes), triglycerides (tertile), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (tertile), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (tertile), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (tertile), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (tertile).