The incidence of Helicobacter pylori is not increased in obese people, but the risk of duodenal ulcer is higher in H. pylori-positive people of high obesity.
Archimandritis
Athanasios J
AJ
Chronaki
Marianna
M
Kalogeras
Dimitris
D
Galanopoulos
George
G
Grigoriadis
Pantelis
P
Tzivras
Michalis
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors