Helicobacter pylori infection with intestinal metaplasia: An independent risk factor for colorectal adenomas

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects n (%)

Parameter	Non-polyp	Adenoma	Non-adenomaous polyp	1P value	2P value
	1058	297	286
Age	49.72 (7.974)	53.17 (8.450)	51.91 (8.456)	< 0.001	< 0.001
Male/female	625/433	241/56	221/65	< 0.001	< 0.001
BMI	23.95 (2.963)	24.50 (2.978)	24.9 (3.017)	0.05	< 0.001
Smoker (+/-)	211/847	118/179	120/166	< 0.001	< 0.001
Alcohol (+/-)	140/918	78/219	67/219	< 0.001	< 0.001
TC	5.457 (1.130)	5.481 (1.340)	5.427 (1.021)	0.753	0.682
TG	1.879 (1.763)	2.025 (2.438)	2.111 (1.189)	0.25	0.052
HDL	1.325 (0.342)	1.285 (0.316)	1.246 (0.389)	0.538	0.001
LDL	3.269 (0.814)	3.259 (0.815)	3.271 (0.822)	0.857	0.967
FBG	5.060 (1.230)	5.118 (1.220)	5.316 (1.610)	0.478	0.004

¹Two-sided P values for the difference between the adenoma and non-polyp groups were based on the χ² test and t test;

²Two-sided P values for the difference between the non-adenomatous polyp and non-polyp groups were based on the χ² test and t test. BMI: Body mass index; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; FBG: Fasting blood glucose.