Open AccessAssociation between Helicobacter pylori infection and overweight or obesity in a Chinese population
Author(s) -
Yan Zhang,
Tingting Du,
Xi Chen,
Xuefeng Yu,
Ling Tu,
Cuntai Zhang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6035
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , helicobacter pylori , body mass index , obesity , urea breath test , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori infection , population , immunology , environmental health
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.
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