Blood pressure and stature in Helicobacter pylori positive and negative persons

Table 4 Association of Helicobacter pylori positivity with body size and blood pressure in 1312 adults (≥ 18 years old) with no missing data on any variables used in the models; univariable and adjusted analysis

Parameter	β-coefficient (95%CI)
	Crude	Adjusted for age and gender	+ place of residence	+ own education
Weight (kg)	2.8 (0.9-4.7)1	1.3 (-0.5-3.0)	1.1 (-0.6-2.8)	1.1 (-0.6-2.8)
Height (cm)	- 1.4 [-2.6-(0.2)]1	-0.5 (-1.4-0.3)	-0.5 (-1.3-0.4)	-0.2 (-1.1-0.6)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	1.4 (0.8-2.0)1	0.6 (0.0-1.1)1	0.5 (0.0-1.1)	0.4 (-0.1-1.0)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	3.3 (1.3-5.3)1	-0.7 (-2.5-1.1)	-1.0 (-2.8-0.8)	-1.1 (-2.9-0.6)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	1.5 (0.4-2.6)1	0.0 (-1.0-1.1)	-0.1 (-1.2-0.9)	-0.2 (-1.3-0.8)
Heart rate (beats per minute)	-0.1 (-1.0-0.8)	-0.2 (-1.1-0.8)	-0.2 (-1.1-0.7)	-0.2 (-1.1-0.8)

¹Statistical significance at 0.05 level.