Table 4 Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with risk of dyslipidemia-related variables.

From: Helicobacter pylori is associated with dyslipidemia but not with other risk factors of cardiovascular disease

 

High LDL-C

Low HDL-C

High TG

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

Age

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.012

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

<0.001

1.02 (1.02–1.03)

<0.001

Male sex

1.07 (0.85–1.34)

0.592

0.57 (0.47–0.70)

<0.001

1.50 (1.27–1.77)

<0.001

Current smoker

0.90 (0.75–1.09)

0.269

1.64 (1.45–1.84)

<0.001

1.55 (1.43–1.67)

<0.001

Alcohol consumption

1.01 (0.92–1.12)

0.799

0.56 (0.42–0.74)

<0.001

1.07 (0.98–1.17)

0.159

Regular exercise

0.99 (0.94–1.06)

0.886

0.85 (0.79–0.92)

<0.001

0.85 (0.80–0.90)

<0.001

High education level

0.86 (0.75–0.98)

0.002

0.81 (0.72–0.92)

0.001

0.79 (0.72–0.86)

<0.001

High income

0.92 (0.83–1.02)

0.146

1.04 (0.91–1.20)

0.528

1.01 (0.92–1.09)

0.929

BMI

1.06 (1.04–1.08)

<0.001

1.06 (1.04–1.08)

<0.001

1.10 (1.08–1.12)

<0.001

Body fat percentage

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

0.008

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

<0.001

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.016

GFR

1.01 (0.97–1.04)

0.568

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.877

1.01 (0.99–1.01)

0.113

ALT

1.02 (1.01–1.02)

<0.001

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

<0.001

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

<0.001

Uric acid

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

<0.001

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

0.308

1.11 (1.09–1.14)

<0.001

HS-CRP

0.98 (0.92–1.06)

0.715

1.09 (1.04–1.14)

<0.001

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

0.925

H. pylori

1.21 (1.12–1.30)

<0.001

1.10 (1.01–1.18)

0.021

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.22

  1. Relative risks ± 95% CI were assessed by multivariate log Poisson analysis.
  2. LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HS-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori.
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