Table 2 Baseline characteristics by Helicobacter pylori serology
From: A prospective study of Helicobacter pylori in relation to the risk for pancreatic cancer
H. pylori serology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor | Category | Negative | Positive | p-value |
Age (years) | 47.6 (37.3–60.6) | 47.4 (37.7–60.6) | 0.53* | |
Sex | Male | 144 (68.2%) | 101 (72.7%) | 0.38** |
Female | 67 (31.8%) | 38 (27.3%) | ||
Time from baseline investigation to analysis (years) | 25.1 (14.3–28.9) | 24.8 (14.3–29.0) | 0.14* | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.0 (17.6–37.8) | 24.2 (18.2–41.0) | 0.82* | |
Smoking status | Never smoker | 69 (32.7%) | 32 (23.0%) | 0.14** |
Current smoker | 96 (45.5%) | 74 (53.2%) | ||
Former | 46 (21.8%) | 33 (23.7%) | ||
Mm-MAST category† | Low | 97 (46.0%) | 67 (48.2%) | 0.81** |
Intermediate | 97 (46.0%) | 58 (41.7%) | ||
High | 12 (5.7%) | 9 (6.5%) | ||
Missing | 5 (2.4%) | 5 (3.6%) | ||
γ-glutamyle transferase-tertiles (μkat/l) | 1 (< 0.35) | 87 (41.2%) | 42 (30.7%) | 0.14** |
2 (0.35–0.60) | 66 (31.3%) | 51 (37.2%) | ||
3(> 0.60) | 58 (27.5%) | 44 (32.1%) | ||