Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 517-521
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.517
Table 4 Analysis of the association between Helicobacter pylori positivity and nutritional factors in female Vietnamese immigrants and their male spouses
Female Vietnamese immigrants
Male spouses
H. pylori positive (n = 172)H. pylori negative (n = 164)P valueH. pylori positive (n = 125)H. pylorinegative (n = 72)P value
Calorie (kcal)1410.4 (677.3)1430.96 (409.6)0.7391802.2 (573.7)1691.5 (603.4)0.202
Plant protein (g)27.4 (1.8)28.8 (10.4)0.25338.6 (15.6)35.6 (10.7)0.109
Animal protein (g)31.9 (89.5)26.8 (16.1)0.46431.939.80.061
Total protein (g)59.3 (92.3)55.6 (20.1)0.61570.5 (27.4)75.4 (38.0)0.448
Plant lipid (g)15.1(10.8)15.0 (9.9)0.94921.5 (15.3)25.2 (48.8)0.535
Animal lipid (g)17.3 (14.9)18.6(14.2)0.39222.7 (17.5)22.8 (16.5)0.967
Total lipid (g)33.4 (20.5)33.6 (17.9)0.53944.2 (24.4)48.0 (23.5)0.191
Sugar (g)221.7 (73.1)228.1 (62.7)0.393275.7 (81.6)271.9 (101.4)0.786
Fiber (g)14.8 (7.3)15.1 (6.5)0.65921.4 (8.5)    18.6 (6.7)0.01a
Calcium (mg)381.7 (324.8)400.9 (240.2)0.539520.7 (256.5)684.6 (1075.9)0.207
Iron (mg)9.4 (4.6)9.9 (3.7)0.28214.8 (11.1)90.3 (462.)0.170
Sodium (mg)3378.9 (3272.2)3333.7 (1458.2)0.8694661.2 (1700.7)4801.6 (2086.3)0.609
Potassium (mg)2212.8 (3104.0)2041.6 (822.2)0.4862654 (1002.2)2537.2 (946.6)0.413
Zinc (mg)8.5 (23.1)6.9 (2.4)0.3679.2 (5.5)9.3 (6.2)0.963
Vitamin A (μg RE)404.8 (384.0)441.8 (358.9)0.363693.7 (526.6)771.7 (839.1)0.478
Vitamin B1 (mg)1.0 (0.5)1.0 (0.4)0.6621.1 (0.58)1.2 (0.6)0.341
Vitamin B2 (mg)0.8 (0.6)0.8 (0.4)0.5911.0 (0.5)1.4 (2.3)0.136
Vitamin B6 (mg)1.5 (0.9)1.5 (0.7)0.6262.0 (0.9)4.0 (14.0)0.219
Niacin (mg NE)12.9 (18.2)12.2 (4.9)0.61516.0 (7.0)26.0 (50.6)0.099
Vitamin C (mg)127.0 (116.5)123.0 (136.5)0.770123.6 (100.5)99.2 (85.8)0.086
Folate (μg DFE)187.7 (155.8)173.8 (88.2)0.314260.0 (137.6)240.6 (137.9)0.340
Vitamin E (mg ATE)10.2 (20.6)9.3 (5.7)0.55013.4 (8.9)11.4 (6.5)0.068
Cholesterol (mg)330.5 (1393.0)218.3 (214.0)0.298264.9 (191.0)319.3 (299.9)0.173