TY - JOUR
T1 - Significant association between Helicobacter pylori infection and serum C-reactive protein
AU - Ishida, Yoshiko
AU - Suzuki, Koji
AU - Taki, Kentaro
AU - Niwa, Toshimitsu
AU - Kurotsuchi, Shozo
AU - Ando, Hisao
AU - Iwase, Akira
AU - Nishio, Kazuko
AU - Wakai, Kenji
AU - Ito, Yoshinori
AU - Hamajima, Nobuyuki
PY - 2008/7/24
Y1 - 2008/7/24
N2 - Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in gastric mucosa may cause systemic inflammatory reaction. This study aimed to examine the association between the infection and serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). Methods: Subjects were comprised of three groups; 453 health checkup examinees from Yakumo town inhabitants in Hokkaido, Japan (YTI, 153 males and 300 females), 449 health checkup examinees (ENUH, 273 males and 176 females), and 255 female patients of an infertility clinic (PIC), Nagoya University Hospital. Twenty participants with hsCRP more than 1 mg/dl were excluded from the analysis. Those with hsCRP more than 0.1mg/dl were defined as high hsCRP individuals. H. pylori infection status was examined with a serum IgG antibody test. Results: When the three groups were combined, the geometric mean of hsCRP concentration was significantly higher among the seropositives (0.047mg/dl) than among the seronegatives (0.035mg/dl); p<0.0001 by a t-test. The percentage of high hsCRP individuals was also higher in the seropositives than in the seronegatives among any group; 23.3% and 20.1% in YTI, 22.0% and 16.0% in ENUH, and 32.7% and 18.7% in PIC, respectively, although the difference was significant only in ENUH. The summary odds ratio of the high hsCRP for the seropositives relative to the seronegatives was 1.38 (95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.89), when age, sex, body mass index, smoking, and subject group were adjusted by a logistic model. Conclusions: In three groups, hsCRP was higher among the infected individuals. The summary odd ratio indicated that H. pylori infection could influence the serum hsCRP level.
AB - Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in gastric mucosa may cause systemic inflammatory reaction. This study aimed to examine the association between the infection and serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). Methods: Subjects were comprised of three groups; 453 health checkup examinees from Yakumo town inhabitants in Hokkaido, Japan (YTI, 153 males and 300 females), 449 health checkup examinees (ENUH, 273 males and 176 females), and 255 female patients of an infertility clinic (PIC), Nagoya University Hospital. Twenty participants with hsCRP more than 1 mg/dl were excluded from the analysis. Those with hsCRP more than 0.1mg/dl were defined as high hsCRP individuals. H. pylori infection status was examined with a serum IgG antibody test. Results: When the three groups were combined, the geometric mean of hsCRP concentration was significantly higher among the seropositives (0.047mg/dl) than among the seronegatives (0.035mg/dl); p<0.0001 by a t-test. The percentage of high hsCRP individuals was also higher in the seropositives than in the seronegatives among any group; 23.3% and 20.1% in YTI, 22.0% and 16.0% in ENUH, and 32.7% and 18.7% in PIC, respectively, although the difference was significant only in ENUH. The summary odds ratio of the high hsCRP for the seropositives relative to the seronegatives was 1.38 (95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.89), when age, sex, body mass index, smoking, and subject group were adjusted by a logistic model. Conclusions: In three groups, hsCRP was higher among the infected individuals. The summary odd ratio indicated that H. pylori infection could influence the serum hsCRP level.
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U2 - 10.7150/ijms.5.224
DO - 10.7150/ijms.5.224
M3 - Article
C2 - 18695743
AN - SCOPUS:48149089648
SN - 1449-1907
VL - 5
SP - 224
EP - 229
JO - International Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - International Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 4
ER -