Research Article
The Role of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity in Insulin Sensitivity, Beta Cell Function, and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance
Table 2
Comparison of clinical characteristics by serological status of H. pylori.
| H. pylori | Gender | Male | Female | Seronegative | Seropositive | | Seronegative | Seropositive | | Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) | Mean | STD (%) |
| Non-Hispanic whites | | | | | | | | | | | | 722 | 227 | | 776 | 224 | | Age (Year) | | | <0.0001 | | | <0.0001 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | 0.12 | | | 0.34 | HbA1c (mmol/mol) | | | <0.0001 | | | <0.0001 | HbA1c (%) | | | <0.0001 | | | <0.0001 | Abnormal glucose tolerance | 234 | 32% | 100 | 44% | 0.001 | 162 | 21% | 73 | 33% | 0.0002 |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | | | | | | | | | | | | 171 | 229 | | 217 | 236 | | Age (year) | | | <0.0001 | | | <0.0001 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | 0.74 | | | 0.40 | HbA1c (mmol/mol) | | | 0.004 | | | 0.09 | HbA1c (%) | | | 0.004 | | | 0.09 | Abnormal glucose tolerance | 54 | 32% | 96 | 42% | 0.03 | 73 | 34% | 96 | 41% | 0.12 |
| Mexican Americans | | | | | | | | | | | | 204 | 407 | | 285 | 438 | | Age (Year) | | | <0.0001 | | | <0.0001 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | 0.002 | | | 0.40 | HbA1c (mmol/mol) | | | 0.008 | | | 0.004 | HbA1c (%) | | | 0.008 | | | 0.004 | Abnormal glucose tolerance | 60 | 29% | 152 | 37% | 0.05 | 58 | 20% | 142 | 32% | 0.0004 |
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