Helicobacter pylori Infection and Insulin Resistance in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Population

Table 1

The characteristics of the patients with respect to seropositivity for HP.

Parameter		HP– (%)	HP+ (%)	value
Gender (female/male)	Nondiabetic	57 (52.3%)/51 (46.8%)	52 (47.7%)/58 (53.2%)	0.489
	Diabetic	47 (65.3%)/25 (34.7%)	88 (63.3%)/51 (36.7%)	0.778
Insulin resistance risk factors
Age (year)	Nondiabetic	39.18 ± 12.44	39.88 ± 12.50	0.669
	Diabetic	51.5 ± 8.3	53.5 ± 9.0	0.128
BMI	Nondiabetic	26.25 ± 5.04	26.24 ± 4.33	0.871
	Diabetic	29.4 ± 4.9	28.8 ± 4.8	0.427
Exercise degree
>150 min per week	Nondiabetic	4 (3.7)	2 (1.8)	0.299
	Diabetic	2 (2.9%)	11 (7.9%)	0.478
30–150 min per week	Nondiabetic	14 (13.0)	7 (6.4)
	Diabetic	4 (5.7%)	10 (7.2%)
<30 min per week	Nondiabetic	27 (25.0)	37 (33.6)
	Diabetic	15 (21.4%)	26 (18.7%)
No	Nondiabetic	63 (58.3)	64 (58.2)
	Diabetic	51 (72.9%)	92 (66.2%)