Titre :
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The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and adult height. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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Paul MOAYYEDI ;
Anthony AXON ;
Julia BROWN ;
Will CROCOMBE ;
Sara DUFFETT ;
Richard FELTBOWER ;
David FORMAN ;
. SU MASON ;
University of Leeds. Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit. Leeds. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 20, n° 5, 2005)
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Pagination :
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455-465
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Association
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Urée
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Enquête transversale
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Enquête épidémiologique
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Enquête
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Test respiratoire
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Surveillance
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Epidémiologie
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Taille corporelle
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Bactériose
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Infection
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS BR0xBG3s. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : A cross-sectional survey was performed to evaluate the association between H. pylori and adult height. Methods : H. pylori infection was assessed using a 13C-urea breath test and height measured by a research nurse using a stadiometer in participants between the ages of 40-49 years. Results : Height was measured in 2932/3682 participants that attended and were evaluable. H. pylori infected women were 1.4 cm shorter than uninfected women (95% confidence interval, CI=0.7-2.1 cm) and this statistically significant difference persisted after adjusting for age, ethnicity, childhood and present socio-economic status (H. pylori positives 0.79 cm shorter ; 95% CI : 0.05-1.52 cm). H. pylori positive men were 0.7 cm shorter than uninfected men but this did not reach statistical significance (95% CI : - 0.1 1.5 cm). Conclusion : Although H. pylori infection is associated with reduced adult height in women, this maybe due to residual confounding.
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