From: Association of active Helicobacter pylori infection and anemia in elderly males
Characteristics | Number of cases | Anemia prevalence | Hemoglobin (g/L) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | ||
Age | Â | Â | 0.845 | Â | 0.959 |
 65–74 years | 239 | 9 (3.8) |  | 145.91 ± 13.39 |  |
 75–84 years | 162 | 5 (3.1) |  | 145.76 ± 13.09 |  |
  ≥ 85 years | 245 | 7 (2.9) |  | 146.14 ± 13.58 |  |
CCI score | Â | Â | 0.442 | Â | 0.891 |
  ≤ 2 | 449 | 13 (2.9) |  | 145.91 ± 13.42 |  |
  > 2 | 197 | 8 (4.1) |  | 146.06 ± 13.27 |  |
H. pylori status | Â | Â | 0.033 | Â | 0.115 |
 positive | 228 | 12 (5.3) |  | 144.83 ± 13.77 |  |
 negative | 418 | 9 (2.2) |  | 146.57 ± 13.11 |  |