Comparison of demographics between gastric disease with Helicobacter pylori eradication and controls
| Control | Early eradication | Late eradication | Eradication, overall | ||
| n=26 944 (%) | n=3062 (%) | n=3674 (%) | n=6736 (%) | P value | |
| Age, years | 0.99 | ||||
| ≤49 | 11 432 (42.4) | 1616 (52.8) | 1242 (33.8) | 2858 (42.4) | |
| 50–65 | 9544 (35.4) | 986 (32.2) | 1400 (38.1) | 2386 (35.4) | |
| ≥65 | 5968 (22.2) | 460 (15.0) | 1032 (28.1) | 1492 (22.2) | |
| Mean (SD)* | 52.6 (14.9) | 49.5 (14.1) | 56.0 (14.3) | 53.0 (14.6) | 0.01 |
| Sex | 0.99 | ||||
| Female | 12 128 (45.0) | 1243 (40.6) | 1789 (48.7) | 3032 (45.0) | |
| Male | 14 816 (55.0) | 1819 (59.4) | 1885 (51.3) | 3704 (55.0) | |
| Comorbidity | |||||
| Hypertension | 7890 (29.3) | 868 (28.4) | 1721 (46.8) | 2589 (38.4) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 2358 (8.75) | 298 (9.73) | 541 (14.7) | 839 (12.5) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 5354 (19.9) | 656 (21.4) | 1450 (39.5) | 2106 (31.3) | <0.001 |
| CAD | 3573 (13.3) | 434 (14.2) | 1224 (33.3) | 1658 (24.6) | <0.001 |
| Heart failure | 728 (2.70) | 56 (1.83) | 217 (5.91) | 273 (4.05) | <0.001 |
| Cancer | 640 (2.38) | 71 (2.32) | 156 (4.25) | 227 (3.37) | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 855 (3.17) | 77 (2.51) | 222 (6.04) | 299 (4.44) | <0.001 |
| Low leg fracture or surgery | 580 (2.15) | 48 (1.57) | 126 (3.43) | 174 (2.58) | 0.03 |
*Two-sample t-test.
CAD, coronary artery disease.