Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Taiwanese Women with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Retrospective Patient Record Review
Table 1
Characteristics of patients according to H. pylori infection.
Variable
Frequency (%)
Total
H. pylori positive
H. pylori negative
365 (100)
77 (21.1a)
288 (78.9)
Age (years)
0.061
65–74
145 (39.7b)
22 (28.6)
123 (42.7)
75–84
150 (41.1)
36 (46.8)
114 (39.6)
≥85
70 (19.2)
19 (24.7)
51 (17.7)
Body mass indexc
0.938
Underweight
39 (11.7)
9 (13.2)
30 (11.4)
Normal
153 (46.1)
30 (44.1)
123 (44.1)
Overweight
73 (22.0)
16 (23.5)
57 (23.5)
Obese
67 (20.2)
13 (19.1)
54 (19.1)
Smoking
0.742
Yes
13 (3.6)
3 (3.9)
10 (3.5)
No
351 (96.4)
74 (96.1)
277 (96.5)
Alcohol use
>0.999
Yes
6 (1.6)
1 (1.3)
5 (1.7)
No
358 (98.4)
76 (98.7)
282 (98.3)
Diseases of esophagus (ICD-9-CMd code 530)
0.695
Yes
144 (39.5)
32 (41.6)
112 (38.9)
No
221 (60.5)
45 (58.4)
176 (61.1)
Gastric ulcer (ICD-9-CM code 531)
0.051
Yes
216 (59.2)
38 (49.4)
178 (61.8)
No
149 (40.8)
39 (50.6)
110 (38.2)
Duodenal ulcer (ICD-9-CM code 532)
0.033
Yes
56 (15.3)
18 (23.4)
38 (13.2)
No
309 (84.7)
59 (76.6)
250 (86.8)
Proton pump inhibitor use
0.289
Not use
23 (6.3)
2 (2.6)
21 (7.3)
<2 month
115 (31.5)
23 (29.9)
92 (31.9)
≥2 months
227 (62.2)
52 (67.5)
175 (60.8)
Row percentage.
bColumn percentage.
c33 missing values in body mass index, 1 missing value in smoking and alcohol use.
dInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD), Ninth Revision (ICD-9), Clinical Modification.
