Helicobacter pylori infection is not an independent risk factor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in China

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Table 4 Odds ratios of H.pylori infection in different grades of NAFLD

Variable	H. pylori−	H. pylori+	Crude OR (95% CI)	P	Adjust OR (95% CI)^a	P
NAFLD	14,678 (31.30%)	8617 (34.82%)	1.172 (1.135–1.211)	< 0.001	1.016 (0.962–1.072)	0.574
No	32,210 (68.70%)	16,128 (65.17%)	1.000		1.000
Mild	11,549 (24.63%)	6711 (27.12%)	1.161 (1.120–1.202)	< 0.001	1.014 (0.960–1.072)	0.619
Moderate	3044 (6.49%)	1852 (7.48%)	1.215 (1.143–1.291)	< 0.001	0.976 (0.875–1.089)	0.668
Severe	85 (0.18%)	54 (0.21%)	1.269 (0.902–1.785)	0.172	0.861 (0.490–1.512)	0.602

^aAdjusted for Age, sex, BMI, SBP, DBP, Scr, BUN, FBG, HbA1C, HDL-C, LDL-C, Triglycerides
H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1C, glycated hemoglobin; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Scr, serum creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; OR, odd ratio; CI, confidence intervals

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