Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants stratified by H. pylori infection status.

From: Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and Helicobacter pylori infection

Variables

All subjects

(N = 834)

H. pylori seronegative

(N = 487)

H. pylori seropositive

(N = 347)

p value

Sex (n [%])

0.590

 Male

421 (50.48)

242 (49.69)

179 (51.59)

 

 Female

413 (49.52)

245 (50.31)

168 (48.41)

 

Age (years), Mean ± SD

48.51 ± 17.84

45.82 ± 17.98

52.27 ± 16.98

< 0.001*

Race (n [%])

< 0.001*

 Mexican American

219 (26.26)

74 (15.20)

145 (41.79)

 

 Other Hispanic

51 (6.12)

20 (4.11)

31 (8.93)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

398 (47.72)

310 (63.66)

88 (25.36)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

139 (16.67)

68 (13.96)

71 (20.46)

 

 Other Race

27 (3.24)

15 (3.08)

12 (3.46)

 

Education (n [%])

< 0.001*

 Less than high school

295 (35.37)

92 (18.89)

203 (58.50)

 

 High school and above

539 (64.63)

395 (81.11)

144 (41.50)

 

PIR, Mean ± SD

2.71 ± 1.64

3.04 ± 1.65

2.25 ± 1.51

< 0.001*

WC (cm), Mean ± SD

96.59 ± 14.71

96.21 ± 15.44

97.14 ± 13.63

0.359

BMI (kg/m2), Mean ± SD

28.33 ± 6.01

28.11 ± 6.15

28.65 ± 5.80

0.201

Smoking (n [%])

407 (48.80)

236 (48.46)

171 (49.28)

0.815

Alcohol behavior (n [%])

597 (71.58)

367 (75.36)

230 (66.28)

0.004*

Comorbidity (n [%])

 Hypertension

192 (23.02)

108 (22.18)

84 (24.21)

0.492

 Diabetes

67 (8.03)

44 (9.03)

23 (6.63)

0.208

Physical activity (n [%])

334 (40.05)

223 (45.79)

111 (31.99)

< 0.001*

TC (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

204.77 ± 38.74

204.20 ± 39.73

205.58 ± 37.36

0.611

HDL-C (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

50.45 ± 14.35

51.82 ± 14.16

48.53 ± 14.42

0.001*

Non-HDL-C (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

154.32 ± 37.83

152.38 ± 38.95

157.05 ± 36.09

0.079

LDL-C (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

126.09 ± 33.77

125.44 ± 34.67

127.02 ± 32.50

0.505

TG (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

141.40 ± 71.04

135.00 ± 68.99

150.39 ± 72.97

0.002*

RC (mg/dL), Mean ± SD

28.23 ± 14.22

26.94 ± 13.81

30.03 ± 14.60

0.002*

NHHR, Mean ± SD

3.34 ± 1.38

3.19 ± 1.27

3.55 ± 1.49

< 0.001*

  1. SD standard deviation, PIR income-to-poverty ratio, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, TC total cholestero, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, RC remnant cholestero, NHHR the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio. *P-value < 0.05.
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