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Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 5 Clinical characteristics of HP positive versus HP negative subjects in MET S with NAFLD group

From: Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with metabolic syndrome, with or without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

 

H. pylori infection

Test of significance

Negative n = 27

Positive n = 73

Age/years

46.93 ± 7.77

48.16 ± 8.70

t = 0.65

P = 0.52

Sex

N

%

N

%

 

 Male

15

55.6

42

57.5

χ2 = 0.03

 Female

12

44.4

31

42.5

P = 0.86

Residence

 Rural

16

59.3

63

86.3

χ2 = 8.688

 Urban

11

40.7

10

13.7

P = 0.003*

BMI (kg/m2)

33.77 ± 11.1

32.96 ± 9.66

t = 0.35

P = 0.72

Waist circumference

117.15 ± 13.94

118.86 ± 17.12

t = 0.47

P = 0.64

  1. *statistically significant value
  2. χ2 Chi-square test
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