• Saudi Med J · Jul 2021

    Association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and Helicobacter pylori infection in Dali City, China.

    • Ping Yan, Bocheng Yu, Min Li, and Weidong Zhao.
    • From the Department of Gastroenterology (Yan, Li), from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Yu, Zhao), the First Affiliated Hospital, Dali University, and from the Department of Hematology (Li), BaoShan People's Hospital, Dali, China.
    • Saudi Med J. 2021 Jul 1; 42 (7): 735-741.

    ObjectivesTo investigate whether gastric Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is associated with the progress of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Dali city, China.MethodsOne thousand and one hundred eighty-five adults who had visited a health examination center were enrolled. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and H. pylori infection were assessed by abdominal color ultrasound and 13C-urea breath test, respectively. Serum lipid metabolic indices were compared between NAFLD subjects without and with H. pylori infection.ResultsThe prevalence rate of NAFLD for the entire study population (n=1185) was 44.6% (n=529), including 167 women and 362 men. Among 529 NAFLD subjects, H. pylori was confirmed as a significant and independent risk factor for NAFLD (95% CI 1.02-1.79, p=0.036, OR =1.35). Compared with H. pylori non-infected individuals (n=721), higher contents of LDL-C (p=0.012) along with TC (p=0.014) were also observed in H. pylori-infected individuals (n=464).ConclusionA positive correlation is identified between H. pylori infection and NAFLD.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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