Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 1 Comparison between laboratory characteristics of individuals included in this work based on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection (n = 249)

Variables ^a	Group I (n = 131)	Group II (n = 118)	P value
Variables ^a	Non H. pylori infection	H. pylori infection	P value
Sex (male/female)	97/34	82/36	0.481
ALT (U/L)	34.92 ± 2.28	48.78 ± 3.00	< 0.0001*
AST (U/L)	35.48 ± 2.50	51.97 ± 3.35	< 0.0001*
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.00 ± 0.15	1.31 ± 0.10	0.087
Albumin (g/L)	4.05 ± 0.09	3.31 ± 0.07	< 0.000*
Platelets (10⁹/L)	235.87 ± 11.42	182.77 ± 10.76	0.001*
AFP (U/L)	10.79 ± 2.47	35.44 ± 10.07	0.013*

Variables were expressed as mean ± SEM
^aReference values: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (male up to 41 U/L, female up to 31 U/L); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (male up to 37 U/L, female up to 31 U/L); total bilirubin up to 1 mg/dL; albumin 3.8‑5.4 g/dL; platelet count 150‑400 × 10⁹/L; alpha fetoprotein (AFP) up to 10 U/L
*P < 0.05 is considered significant