Fig 1.
Schematic diagram and overall flow of study participants.
Abbreviations: CLO test, rapid urease test; cardiac MDCT, cardiac multidetector computed tomography; PWV, pulse-wave velocity; CVD, cardiovascular disease; TFT, thyroid function test; Cr, creatinine; CRP, C-reactive protein; GI medications, gastrointestinal medications.
Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of study subjects with age adjustment.
Table 2.
Difference of subclinical atherosclerosis between the CLO-negative and CLO-positive subjects with age adjustment.
Fig 2.
Odds ratio for significant coronary artery stenosis according to the CLO test.
Logistic regression was used for calculating odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. The reference group comprised the CLO-negative subjects.
- Model 1: Not adjusted
- Model 2: adjusted for age and sex
- Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, HDL-cholesterol
- Model 4: adjusted for age, sex, systolic BP, fasting glucose, HDL-cholesterol, anti-hypertension medication, anti-diabetic medication, lipid lowering agent, anti-platelet agent
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BP, blood pressure; HDL-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
Table 3.
Odds ratio for significant coronary artery stenosis.