Background:
Several conducted studies have reported a higher and more frequent
Helicobacter pylori
infection rate in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and its association between
H. pylori
infection and T2DM.
Materials and Methods:
A case and control study was conducted based on 529 T2DM patients and 529 control.
H. pylori
was assessed by Serum anti-
H. pylori
immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA. Furthermore, patients were investigated for fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), serum cholesterol, and other biochemistry parameters.
Results:
The findings showed a positive significantly higher antibody titer for
H. pylori
infection (IgA > 250) in diabetic patients (50.7%) compared to controls (38.2%) (
P
< 0.001). Similarly,
H. pylori
infection for IgG > 300 titer was higher in T2DM patients (73.5%) compared to controls 61.8%) (
P
< 0.001). Further, the mean values were statistically significant diabetes with
H. pylori
infection for IgG > 300 titer and IgA > 250 titer, regarding Vitamin D, HbA1C (
P
< 0.001), FBG, calcium, creatinine, total cholesterol, LHDL, triglyceride levels, uric acid, bilirubin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The diabetic patients showed higher prevalence rate of symptoms than controls included: hypertension (14.3%), vomiting (15.5%), muscular symptoms (35.2%), bloating/distension (13.2%), abdominal pain (17%), nausea (9.6%), anemia (17%), kidneys (20.8%), chronic bronchitis (14.7%), gastrointestinal (23.8%), and diarrhea (20.4%).
Conclusions:
The current study revealed that
H. pylori
infections were significantly higher in diabetic patients compared to controls. Furthermore, T2DM patients infected with
H. pylori positive
reported a higher prevalence rate of symptoms than
H. pylori negative
.