The Association between Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity and Bone Mineral Density in Adults

Table 3

Total bone mineral density stratified by race and age.

Helicobacter pylori infection	Total bone mineral density (g/cm^2) (, 95% CI, )
	40-55 years	56~70 years	71~85 years
Male	0.034 (0.013, 0.056) 0.002	-0.001 (-0.022, 0.020) 0.907	0.010 (-0.014, 0.015) 0.907
Female	0.005 (-0.014, 0.023) 0.616	-0.011 (-0.031, 0.009) 0.285	0.008 (-0.014, 0.029) 0.485

Adjusted for age, sex, race, educational level, body mass index, ratio of family income to poverty, physical activity, smoking behavior, hypertension status, diabetes status, coronary artery disease status, serum uric acid, total calcium, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, total cholesterol, bone alkaline phosphatase, and dietary calcium intake.