Research Article

Association of Dietary Inflammation Index and Helicobacter pylori Immunoglobulin G Seropositivity in US Adults: A Population-Based Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study population between H pylori seropositive group and negative group, weighted.

VariableTotalHP seronegativeHP seropositiveP-value

Age (year)45.92 (0.41)44.17 (0.51)49.54 (0.57)<0.0001
Sex (%) (SE)0.94
 Female2,129 (53.23)1,184 (51.88)945 (51.99)
 Male1,871 (46.77)979 (48.12)892 (48.01)
Race (%) (SE)<0.0001
 Mexican American1,097 (27.42)350 (4.01)747 (14.11)
 Non-Hispanic Black721 (18.02)299 (6.86)422 (17.09)
 Non-Hispanic White1,806 (45.15)1,352 (80.86)454 (48.51)
 Other Hispanic258 (6.45)100 (5.12)158 (14.35)
 Other race118 (2.95)62 (3.15)56 (5.94)
Smoke, % (SE)0.01
 Former1,071 (26.83)580 (25.78)491 (25.27)
 Never2,118 (53.06)1,176 (52.85)942 (46.08)
 Now803 (20.12)403 (21.36)400 (28.65)
Alcohol (%) (SE)<0.001
 Former793 (20.74)369 (14.47)424 (22.06)
 Heavy723 (18.91)385 (20.68)338 (21.08)
 Mild1,208 (31.59)726 (35.87)482 (28.58)
 Moderate515 (13.47)318 (17.33)197 (13.96)
 Never585 (15.3)297 (11.64)288 (14.32)
 Hypertension (%)1,791 (44.77)884 (34.85)907 (43.42)0.003
 Diabetes (%)518 (13.77)209 (7.12)309 (12.26)0.002
 Coronary heart disease (%)158 (3.97)75 (2.79)83 (4.31)0.09
 Stroke (%)129 (3.23)58 (2.03)71 (3.00)0.09
 Family income to poverty ratio2.91 (0.12)3.16 (0.13)2.38 (0.10)<0.0001
 BMI (kg/m2)28.04 (0.22)27.99 (0.28)28.14 (0.16)0.59
 Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)100.75 (0.99)98.40 (1.07)105.86 (1.88)0.002
 Plasma insulin (pmol/L)77.33 (2.58)75.86 (3.08)80.51 (2.90)0.19
 HbA1c5.42 (0.04)5.31 (0.04)5.63 (0.05)<0.0001
 ALT, (IU/L)26.55 (0.48)26.50 (0.70)26.64 (0.62)0.89
 AST, (IU/L)24.68 (0.38)24.54 (0.55)24.98 (0.50)0.6
 Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.64 (0.04)1.59 (0.06)1.75 (0.05)0.07
 C-reactive protein (mg/dl)0.44 (0.01)0.42 (0.02)0.47 (0.02)0.09
 DII0.47 (0.07)0.36 (0.09)0.69 (0.06)<0.001

BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; DII, dietary inflammatory index.