Risk of Atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection according to CD14 Promotor Polymorphism in Healthy Korean Population

Table 4

Risk factors for atherosclerosis according to CD 14 −159 genotypes in subjects with H. pylori infection.

	CC	CT	TT	P *
Age	43.15±7.16	47.31±10.45	46.24±9.80	0.38
Waist circumference (cm)	89.36±7.67	88.98±8.91	87.05±7.29	0.42
Body mass index (Kg/m^2)	24.85±2.66	24.21±3.09	24.14±2.93	0.73
SBP (mmHg)	127.85±15.15	125.35±13.58	125.31±12.96	0.82
DBP (mmHg)	78.00±11.80	75.27±8.82	75.67±9.52	0.64
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.90±1.23	14.91±1.45	14.54±1.65	0.39
ESR	17.71±1.33	14.70±1.44	16.74±1.15	0.83
AST (IU/L)	28.38±9.80	24.19±10.15	23.78±5.68	0.33
ALT (IU/L)	28.23±18.10	26.50±16.39	28.30±13.54	0.21
rGTP (IU/L)	38.85±37.65	49.73±59.32	32.28±24.49	0.31
FBS (mg/dL)	99.23±11.53	103.67±24.49	101.74±22.84	0.78
Uric acid (mg/dL)	5.85±1.30	5.44±1.51	5.47±1.66	0.68
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	105.92±49.02	164.89±108.10	151.50±108.60	0.18
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	199.92±29.42	201.55±38.49	196.39±29.44	0.72
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	50.15±13.47	45.16±8.62	44.98±9.91	0.20
hs-CRP (mg/dL)	0.28±0.25	0.16±0.18	0.27±0.56	0.59
Lp (a)	9.82±11.34	13.19±16.07	12.26±14.86	0.88
Free T4 (ng/dL)	0.96±0.16	1.01±0.14	1.08±0.32	0.16
TSH (𝜇g/mL)	3.34±3.31	1.59±1.32	2.00±3.88	0.13
Ferritin (ng/mL)	168.80±181.46	152.82±96.51	110.18±53.60	0.26

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the mean. *P values were obtained by one-way ANOVA.
SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, AST: aspartate transaminase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, FBS: fasting blood sugar, hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, Lp (a): lipoprotein a, and TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone.