Table 3 Comparison of delta platelet counts during 5-year follow-up among groups with H. pylori infection status.

At 2 months

26

46.2 ± 66.7 (2.33)

10

5.8 ± 24.9 (1.18)

25

13.3 ± 53.7 (1.41)

0.295^*

0.062^†

At 6 months

19

44.3 ± 66.1 (2.24)

6

9.0 ± 16.7 (1.36)

21

16.3 ± 29.4 (1.45)

0.215^*

0.122^†

At 1 years

17

62.7 ± 73.0 (2.78)

7

16.0 ± 52.9 (1.36)

20

10.2 ± 32.3 (1.33)

0.141^*

0.016^†

At 1.5 years

16

80.1 ± 84.6 (2.97)

3

−8.0 ± 8.5 (0.93)

16

39.9 ± 75.7 (2.05)

0.001^*

0.136^†

At 2 years

16

51.0 ± 71.1 (2.16)

7

11.4 ± 24.7 (1.42)

14

17.3 ± 52.1 (1.54)

0.062^*

0.191^†

At 2.5 years

15

62.9 ± 89.1 (2.30)

4

2.3 ± 27.2 (1.11)

13

11.8 ± 35.2 (1.33)

0.204^*

0.092^†

At 3 years

13

53.7 ± 74.9 (2.28)

6

12.7 ± 31.3 (1.52)

8

−3.8 ± 24.3 (1.04)

0.220^*

0.079^†

At 3.5 years

6

94.3 ± 114.5 (3.55)

3

17.3 ± 34.0 (1.52)

9

2.2 ± 32.1 (1.14)

0.305^*

0.073^†

At 4 years

9

60.9 ± 81.4 (2.55)

5

26.6 ± 36.6 (1.51)

9

13.8 ± 44.5 (1.53)

0.395^*

0.268^†

At 4.5 years

5

43.6 ± 89.8 (2.00)

2

−9.0 ± 12.7 (0.57)

8

8.4 ± 55.4 (1.30)

0.470^*

0.559^†

At 5 years

5

44.8 ± 86.9 (2.25)

4

11.0 ± 27.2 (1.16)

5

−12.6 ± 35.8 (0.92)

0.483^*

0.333^†