Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and overweight or obesity in a Chinese population

Abstract

Introduction: Recent studies found that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays a role in cardiometabolic disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the association between H. pylori infection and overweight or obesity in a Chinese population. Methodology: A cross-sectional analysis using data from the subjects who underwent a health examination between January 2010 and June 2012 in the department of comprehensive medicine was performed. Diagnosis of H. pylori infection was achieved using the carbon urea breath test (

Association of obesity withHelicobacter pyloriinfection: A retrospective study

“…In our study, the H. pylori infection appeared to be a protective factor for obesity. The H. pylori (+) subjects had decreased BMI more than H. pylori (-) subjects, although the differences were not significant, which is opposite to the result of the cross-sectional study by Zhang et al[15]. This contrary finding may be attributed to different populations being analyzed and/or the different methods used to make the diagnosis.…”

“…A meta-analysis of 18 observational studies including 10000 subjects found a higher body mass index among H. pylori -positive subjects compared with H. pylori -negative subjects[14]. A cross-sectional study showed that H. pylori infection was significantly and positively associated with overweight/obesity in a Chinese population[15]. Reports from different areas and countries were not consistent with each other, and most were cross-sectional studies.…”

Dispepsia funcional y dispepsia asociada a infección por Helicobacter pylori: ¿son entidades con características clínicas diferentes?

“…El análisis inicial de nuestro estudio mostró una mayor prevalencia de sobrepeso, obesidad, hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus y síndrome metabólico en los pacientes con dispepsia infectados por la bacteria. Algunos estudios han encontrado que esta bacteria desempeña un papel importante en los trastornos cardiometabólicos y recientemente su presencia se ha asociado en forma significativa y consistente con mayor índice de masa corporal, sobrepeso y obesidad en la población China 22,23 . Sin embargo, esta relación no es clara pues otros estudios han demostrado una relación inversa entre la infección por la bacteria y la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad tanto en niños como en adultos de países desarrollados 24,25 .…”

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“…Besides that higher BMI potentiates impaired glucose tolerance in adults [23]. It is early to say if BMI can be affected by Hp seopositivity but the latest data show that this is possible [24].…”