Helicobacter Pylori infection is a significant risk for modified lipid profile in Japanese male subjects.
OBJECTIVE
Helicobacter Pylori infection was associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease; however, the relation between Helicobacter Pylori infection and the lipid profile has not been fully established.


METHODS
We measured anti-Helicobacter Pylori antibody concentration and lipid profiles in 6,289 Japanese subjects aged 21-64 years (5,077 male and 1,212 female).


RESULTS
The prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori-seropositive subjects was 46.8% and 39.6% in men and women, respectively. Adjusted mean values of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in men were significantly higher and lower in Helicobacter Pylori-seropositive than-negative subjects, respectively, (LDL-cholesterol: 129.0±0.8 vs. 125.3±0.7 mg/dL, p< 0.001, HDL-cholesterol: 54.6±0.3 vs. 56.6±0.3 mg/dL, p< 0.01), whereas these associations were not significant in female subjects. Moreover, the odds ratio of Helicobacter Pylori infection for high LDL-cholesteremia and low HDL-cholesteremia in male subjects was 1.23 (95% CI (confidence interval): 1.08-1.40, p< 0.05) and 1.29 (95% CI: 1.03-1.59, p< 0.05), respectively. Female subjects did not have such associations.


CONCLUSIONS
The present study demonstrates that Helicobacter Pylori infection is significantly associated with high LDL-cholesteremia and low HDL-cholesteremia in Japanese male subjects.
Satoh
Hiroki
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Sapporo, Japan. h-satoh@imb.me-h.ne.jp
Saijo
Yasuaki
Y
Yoshioka
Eiji
E
Tsutsui
Hiroyuki
H
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D044466:Asian People; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000097:blood*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL