Dyslipidemia and H pylori in gastric xanthomatosis

Table 1 Serum lipid profiles of gastric xanthomatosis and age- and sex-matched controls (mean ± SD)

	GX	Control	P
	(n = 54)	(n = 54)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	188.7 ± 32.8	189.2 ± 30.9	NS
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	112.9 ± 29.9	95.9 ± 22.4	0.032
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	48.8 ± 12.3	62.9 ± 40.5	0.028
TG	125.9 ± 71.0	119 ± 67.8	NS

NS: Not significant. TG: Triglyceride; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.

Table 2 Comparison of endoscopic distribution of atrophic gastritis in GX patients and controls

	Predominant distribution
	Antrum	Corpus	Pangastritis
GX patients (24/54, 44.4%)b
Mild (n = 10)	2	1	7
Moderate (n = 8)	3	0	5
Severe (n = 6)	2	0	4
Control (8/54, 14.8%)
Mild (n = 6)	3	1	2
Moderate (n = 1)	1	0	0
Severe (n = 1)	1	0	0

The distribution and severity of atrophic change in GX patients significantly differed from that in controls (^bP = 0.0082).