Research Article

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection in North Urban Chinese: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Odds ratios of H. pylori infection in different grades of NAFLD.

Variable (%)H. pylori
Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

NAFLD1.620 (1.516-1.731)<0.0011.664 (1.549-1.787)<0.001
 No13146 (73.2)1.0001.000
 Mild3726 (20.7)1.548 (1.439-1.666)<0.0011.607 (1.487-1.736)<0.001
 Moderate730 (4.1)1.873 (1.612-2.177)<0.0011.770 (1.519-2.063)<0.001
 Severe369 (2.0)1.920 (1.559-2.366)<0.0012.120 (1.714-2.526)<0.001

Adjusted for age, gender, underlying diseases, and MS.