Research Article

Helicobacter pylori Infection and Anemia in Taiwanese Adults

Table 1

Demographic characteristics between negative and positive H.p infection groups.

H.p (−)
( )
H.p (+)
( )
P value

Age(years)
 Mean ± SD 0.936
Sex 0.939
 Male302 (39.6%)48 (40%)
 Female460 (60.4%)72 (60%)
Smoking63 (8.3%)12 (10%)0.528
Hypertension184 (24.1%)30 (25%)0.84
Cerebrovascular disease65 (8.5%)8 (6.7%)0.492

H.p (−) as negative H.p infection and H.p (+) as positive H.p infection.