Research Article

Correlation between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Metabolic Abnormality in General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Characteristics of categorical variables of patients diagnosed as osteoporosis based on H. pylori infection.

VariablesH. pylori (+)H. pylori (−) value

Number (women/man)57/230151/4620.119
ALT20 (7.0%)29 (4.7%)0.168
Cholesterol41 (14.3%)67 (10.9%)0.149
TG82 (28.6%)149 (24.3%)0.172
HDL-C54 (18.8%)76 (12.4%)0.011
LDL-C75 (26.1%)166 (27.1%)0.765
Urea nitrogen14 (4.9%)15 (2.4%)0.054
Creatinine5 (1.7%)9 (1.5%)0.757
Uric acid44 (15.3%)80 (13.1%)0.355
Fasting plasma glucose43 (15.0%)59 (9.6%)0.018
Postprandial blood sugar70 (24.4%)156 (25.4%)0.733

※ represents P value less than 0.05 between H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative groups.