Research Article

Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Single-Center Clinical Study

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of study participants.

All ()NAFLD (−) ()NAFLD (+) ()Statistics value

Age (y)38.11 ± 10.4937.25 ± 10.3841.31 ± 10.300.00
Sex (male/female)714/1337446/1172268/1650.00
BMI (kg/m2)23.45 ± 3.0522.63 ± 2.5526.52 ± 2.770.00
SBP (mmHg)118.30 ± 14.52116.37 ± 13.71125.53 ± 15.180.00
DBP (mmHg)71.11 ± 10.0769.77 ± 9.6276.11 ± 10.180.00
TG (mmol/L)1.29 ± 1.151.06 ± 0.662.18 ± 1.910.00
TC (mmol/L)4.43 ± 0.804.35 ± 0.774.73 ± 0.850.00
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.34 ± 0.361.40 ± 0.361.11 ± 0.240.00
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.44 ± 0.672.37 ± 0.642.73 ± 0.700.00
FPG (mmol/L)5.19 ± 0.985.07 ± 0.565.66 ± 1.760.00
H. pylori infection (−/+)1406/6451118/500288/1450.30

Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation. NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fast plasma glucose.