Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on elder cases: Observational study in community-based medicine

Table 2 Subgroup analysis of various factors before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in the group of patients > 65 years (n = 97)

Variable	Subjects	Missing	Pre-eradication mean (SD)	Post-eradication mean (SD)	Mean difference	95%CI	P value
Body weight (kg)	92	5	57.1 (10.4)	57.8 (10.3)	0.41	-1.017	0.12
BMI (kg/m2)	90	7	23.6 (3.0)	23.8 (3.1)	0.21	-0.4159	0.045
Hb (g/dL)	85	12	13.7 (1.5)	13.7 (1.3)	-0.02	-0.4	0.84
MCV (fL)	85	12	89.2 (5.3)	90.1 (4.7)	0.95	-1.17	0.0017
TP (g/dL)	66	31	7.5 (0.5)	7.5 (0.4)	0.011	-0.216	0.84
LDL-C (mg/dL)	77	20	111.9 (21.2)	114.2 (24.8)	1.25	-9.65	0.61
TG (mg/dL)	77	20	116.7 (56.2)	112.6 (44.8)	-1.68	-20.35	0.74
HbA1c (%)	30	67	6.4 (0.8)	6.4 (0.7)	0.013	-0.35	0.88

BMI: Body mass index; Hb: Haemoglobin; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; TP: Total protein; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HbA1c: Haemoglobin A1c.