Research Article

Irregular Meal Timing Is Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastritis

Table 1

Demographics of study subjects.

HP + Gastritis (Group A)
(n = 121)
Gastritis (Group B)
(n = 100)
Control (Group C)
(n = 102)
P value

Age (year)0.239
 Mean ± SD62.5 ± 7.363.1 ± 7.561.0 ± 7.0
 Range51–7952–8750–82
Gender0.163
 Male71 (58.7%)51 (51.0%)47 (46.1%)
 Female50 (41.3%)49 (49.0%)55 (53.9%)

HP: Helicobacter pylori.