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
Mild fibrosis (F0–F2)
20 )74%)
17 (23%)
χ2=21.81
P < 0.001*
Marked fibrosis (F3–F4)
7 (26%)
56 (77%)