Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics.

From: Prevalence of H. pylori among patients undergoing coronary angiography (The HP-DAPT prevalence study)

 

Total

(N = 195)

H Pylori + 

(N = 70)

H Pylori − 

(N = 125)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Age (years) mean ± SD

67.3 \(\pm \) 8.8

67.4 \(\pm \) 8.8

67.2 \(\pm \) 8.8

− 0.19 (− 2.79, 2.41) †

Male

138 (70.8)

54 (77.1)

84 (67.2)

0.87 (0.73, 1.04)

Caucasian Ethnicity

185 (94.9)

65 (92.9)

120 (96.0)

1.05 (0.97, 1.13)

Another Ethnicity

10 (5.1)

5 (7.1)

5 (4.0)

0.54 (0.14, 2.10)

Hypertension

144 (73.8)

56 (80.0)

88 (70.4)

0.88 (0.75, 1.04)

 Resistant

 Hypertension1

5 (2.6)

3 (4.3)

2 (1.6)

0.37 (0.06, 2.18)

Diabetes

71 (36.4)

28 (40.0)

43 (34.4)

0.86 (0.59, 1.25)

Dyslipidemia

150 (76.9)

57 (81.4)

93 (74.4)

0.91 (0.79, 1.06)

Vascular Disease

134 (68.7)

50 (71.4)

84 (67.2)

0.95 (0.79, 1.15)

Coronary Artery Disease

98 (50.3)

37 (52.9)

61 (48.8)

0.92 (0.69, 1.23)

Previous PCI

61 (31.3)

19 (27.1)

42 (33.6)

1.24 (0.79, 1.95)

Previous CABG

37 (19.0)

13 (18.6)

24 (19.2)

1.03 (0.56, 1.90)

Peripheral Artery Disease

24 (12.3)

11 (15.7)

13 (10.4)

0.66 (0.31, 1.40)

CVA/TIA

15 (7.7)

6 (8.6)

9 (7.2)

0.84 (0.31, 2.26)

Heart Failure

31 (15.9)

13 (18.6)

18 (14.4)

0.78 (0.41, 1.49)

Chronic Kidney Disease2

33 (16.9)

18 (25.7)

15 (12.0)

0.47(0.25, 0.87)

Dialysis

1 (0.5)

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

–

Dyspepsia, Gastritis, or Esophagitis3

24 (12.3)

4 (5.7)

20 (16.0)

2.80 (1.00, 7.87)

GI Ulcer History4

7 (3.6)

2 (2.9)

5 (4.0)

1.40 (0.28, 7.03)

MALT lymphoma

0

0

0

–

Cirrhosis

5 (2.6)

2 (2.9)

3 (2.4)

0.84 (0.14, 4.91)

Alcohol Abuse History5

10 (5.1)

3 (4.3)

7 (5.6)

1.31 (0.35, 4.90)

Current NSAIDs Use

2 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.6)

–

Bleeding History6

7 (3.6)

2 (2.9)

5 (4.0)

1.40 (0.28, 7.03)

COPD

34 (17.4)

18 (25.7)

16 (12.8)

0.50 (0.27, 0.91)

Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter

25 (12.8)

10 (14.3)

15 (12.0)

0.84 (0.40, 1.77)

Other ACO indications

7 (3.6)

2 (2.9)

5 (4.0)

1.40 (0.28, 7.03)

  1. Values are counts and percentage of total unless otherwise stated.
  2. †Age is presented as mean difference.
  3. 1Blood pressure > 140/90 despite three anti-hypertensive agents of different classes including a diuretic at maximum recommended doses.
  4. 2Chronic kidney disease was defined as eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.
  5. 3Clinical history of epigastric pain/burning or inflammation of the stomach or esophagus diagnosed with prior gastroscopy.
  6. 4History of gastric or duodenal ulcers diagnosed with gastroscopy.
  7. 5Current or past alcohol abuse (definition as per Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction).
  8. 6History of bleeding diathesis (when present, type to specify).
  9. ACO anticoagulation; CABG coronary artery bypass graft; CI confidence interval; COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA cerebrovascular accident; GI gastrointestinal; MALT mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PCI percutaneous coronary intervention; SD standard deviation; TIA transient ischemic attack.
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