Serum Adiponectin Level in Diabetic Patients with and without Helicobacter pylori Infection: Is There Any Difference?

Table 1

Characteristics and biochemical markers of the patients.

Variable	HP−	HP+	𝑃 value
Age (year)	51.56±8.34	50.35±9.01	0.120
Diabetes duration (year)	7.39±5.40	7.36±5.48	0.971
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.35±4.9	28.79±4.81	0.427
Abdominal circumference (cm)	101.46±12.31	100.69±10.82	0.642
Male gender	25 (34.75%)	51 (36.7%)	0.778
Family history of diabetes	53 (73.6%)	103 (74.1%)	0.939
FBS (mg/dL)	173.43±61.31	180.11±64.28	0.468
HgA1C (mg/dL)	8.08±1.32	8.11±1.67	0.895
Adiponectin (ng/mL)	4.54±5.43	5.64±3.88	0.140
AST (mg/dL)	20.7±10.07	22.9±13.8	0.244
ALT (mg/dL)	21.8±7.7	23.8±14.5	0.274
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.91±0.19	0.95±0.29	0.589
Fasting insulin level (mg/dL)	6.97±5.64	10.12±7.72	0.002
Insulin resistance	3.160±3.327	4.484±3.781	0.013