Diabetes, insulin use and Helicobacter pylori eradication: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Annual incidence (per 100,000) of Helicobacter pylori eradication in 2005 in Taiwan

Variable	Excluding diabetes diagnosed <5 years
		No			Yes
	n	Incidence	P	n	Incidence	P
All subjects
Age (years)
25-44	3250	1009.44	<0.0001	3066	974.82	<0.0001
45-54	2370	1805.69		2134	1725.63
55-64	1687	2469.52		1462	2352.68
≥65	2744	3433.69		2378	3281.67
Sex
Men	5142	1751.51	<0.0001	4612	1648.96	<0.0001
Women	4909	1594.53		4428	1510.76
Diabetes
No	7129	1393.69	<0.0001	7129	1393.69	<0.0001
Yes	2922	3249.48		1911	3118.93
Occupation*
I	4272	1343.02	<0.0001	3915	1277.81	<0.0001
II	1815	1821.83		1640	1744.48
III	2023	2488.68		1764	2332.50
IV	1941	1894.77		1721	1778.46
Living region
Taipei	3471	1542.47	<0.0001	3123	1455.34	<0.0001
Northern	1220	1431.47		1103	1349.10
Central	1670	1564.39		1486	1461.00
Southern	1623	1989.17		1449	1874.95
Kao-Ping/Eastern	2067	2009.86		1879	1928.17
Diabetic patients only
Age (years)
25-44	374	1999.57	<0.0001	190	1687.09	<0.0001
45-54	568	2789.51		332	2598.83
55-64	677	3435.33		452	3339.24
≥65	1303	4183.12		937	3953.92
Sex
Men	1380	3454.32	0.0020	850	3260.95	0.0818
Women	1542	3085.73		1061	3013.78
Insulin use
No	2619	3121.13	<0.0001	1678	2979.72	<0.0001
Yes	303	5041.60		233	4700.42
Occupation*
I	963	2743.36	<0.0001	606	2589.96	<0.0001
II	521	3058.05		346	3028.98
III	778	3947.64		519	3694.74
IV	660	3651.65		440	3547.53
Living region
Taipei	962	3050.68	0.0002	614	2910.64	<0.0001
Northern	330	2951.17		213	2761.57
Central	489	3121.81		305	2870.86
Southern	548	3700.95		374	3562.92
Kao-Ping/Eastern	593	3543.47		405	3570.80

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