Table 1 The general characteristics women included in the study: Group I—healthy women; Group II—postmenopausal women with asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection; Group III—postmenopausal patients with symptomatic H. pylori infection
| Feature |
Group I (n = 30) |
Group II (n = 40) |
Group III (n = 64) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 54.6 ± 7.2 | 57.4 ± 8.2 | 56.8 ± 7.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.8 ± 1.6 | 24.1 ± 2.3 | 25.6 ± 6.1 |
| UBT—13 C (ppm) | – | 18.4 ± 4.6 | 21.0 ± 6.1 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 21.6 ± 6.2 | 26.3 ± 4.4 | 24.2 ± 6.1 |
| AST (IU/L) | 20.6 ± 4.0 | 25.1 ± 3.8 | 22.8 ± 6.9 |
| GFR (ml/min) | 98.5 ± 11.8 | 97.6 ± 12.1 | 102.4 ± 11.3 |