The Association between Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity and Bone Mineral Density in Adults
Table 1
Weighted characteristics of included subjects.
H. pylori seronegative ()
H. pylori seropositive ()
value
Age (years)
0.200
Sex (%)
0.433
Male
48.219
49.768
Female
51.781
50.232
Race (%)
<0.001
Non-Hispanic white
67.379
27.941
Non-Hispanic black
12.747
22.755
Mexican American
14.727
38.854
Other races
5.146
10.449
Educational level (%)
<0.001
Less than high school
26.920
59.211
High school
25.178
17.492
College graduate or above
47.902
23.297
Ratio of family income to poverty
<0.001
Body mass index (100%)
0.398
Undernutrition
2.142
1.208
Normal
30.038
29.890
Overweight
35.224
35.551
Obese
32.596
33.351
Smoking behavior (%)
0.044
None
48.614
47.988
Past
35.154
32.198
Current
16.231
19.814
Days drink in year
<0.001
Physical activity (MET-based rank) (100%)
<0.001
0
24.149
38.313
1
32.225
30.186
2
16.706
11.842
3
26.920
19.659
Any hypertension (%)
0.197
None
57.641
55.108
Yes
42.359
44.892
Any diabetes (%)
<0.001
None
86.936
81.115
Yes
13.064
18.885
Any coronary artery disease (%)
0.774
None
94.458
94.195
Yes
5.542
5.805
Serum uric acid (mg/dL)
0.389
Total calcium (mg/dL)
0.255
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)
0.563
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)
0.070
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.813
Bone alkaline phosphatase (mg/dL)
0.006
Dietary calcium intake (mg)
<0.001
Total bone mineral density (g/cm2)
0.007
for continuous variables: value was calculated by a weighted linear regression model. % for categorical variables: value was calculated by a weighted chi-square test.
