Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with insulin resistance, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and dyslipidemia in obese children with metabolic syndrome

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied groups

Variable	Group Ia (H. pylori-negative) (n = 35)	Group Ib (H. pylori-positive) (n = 35)	P value
Age, years, median (IQR)	8.0 (8.0-9.0)	8.0 (5.5-10.0)	0.721
Sex (male/female)	16 (45.7)/19 (54.3)	18 (51.4)/17 (48.6)	0.632
Standardized BMI value, median (IQR)	0.10 (-0.28 to 0.50)	0.31 (-0.22 to 0.66)	0.242
Elevated blood pressure	11 (31.4)	23 (65.7)	0.004a
Hepatomegaly	10 (28.6)	22 (62.9)	0.004a

^aP < 0.05.

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%).The Mann-Whitney U test was used for continuous variables, and the χ² test for categorical variables. BMI: Body mass index; IQR: Interquartile range; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.