Table 1 Patient characteristics in females before and after propensity score matching

No. of participants

4432

1296

1224

1224

Age, years

64.93 ± 11.77

66.26 ± 12.11

< 0.001

66.27 ± 11.18

66.19 ± 12.14

0.863

Smoking, n (%)

562 (12.7)

235 (18.1)

< 0.001

197 (16.1)

200 (16.3)

0.869

Alcohol, n (%)

439 (9.9)

354 (27.3)

< 0.001

311 (25.4)

317 (25.9)

0.781

H. pylori, n (%)

2253 (50.8)

852 (65.7)

< 0.001

780 (63.7)

780 (63.7)

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GERDQ, score

5.98 ± 1.62

10.47 ± 2.97

< 0.001

4.31 ± 1.29

10.56 ± 2.97

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

24.82 ± 4.13

25.23 ± 3.58

0.001

24.96 ± 4.10

25.25 ± 3.57

0.058

SBP, mm Hg

128.54 ± 20.62

130.64 ± 13.75

0.001

127.76 ± 19.85

130.86 ± 13.31

< 0.001

DBP, mm Hg

79.29 ± 9.57

80.82 ± 9.32

< 0.001

78.79 ± 9.55

80.87 ± 9.33

< 0.001

FBG, mm Hg

5.62 ± 1.54

6.18 ± 2.15

< 0.001

5.54 ± 1.36

6.14 ± 2.20

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.23 ± 1.21

6.22 ± 2.42

< 0.001

4.09 ± 1.18

6.07 ± 1.74

< 0.001

TG, mmol/L

1.55 ± 0.33

2.06 ± 0.34

< 0.001

1.51 ± 0.32

2.06 ± 0.33

< 0.001

HDL, mmol/L

1.18 ± 0.34

1.13 ± 0.31

< 0.001

1.19 ± 0.35

1.14 ± 0.31

< 0.001

LDL, mmol/L

2.47 ± 0.78

4.79 ± 2.47

< 0.001

2.47 ± 0.86

4.57 ± 2.34

< 0.001

UA, µmol/L

285.67 ± 74.05

357.12 ± 128.51

< 0.001

282.62 ± 74.18

350.48 ± 127.07

< 0.001

AST, U/L

21.69 ± 11.11

23.34 ± 17.95

< 0.001

21.37 ± 8.96

23.20 ± 18.39

0.002

ALT, U/L

25.25 ± 20.62

27.86 ± 27.76

< 0.001

26.38 ± 23.77

26.88 ± 28.18

0.637

GGT, U/L

33.41 ± 40.81

39.71 ± 49.59

< 0.001

35.06 ± 46.54

37.17 ± 43.25

0.245

ALB, g/dL

41.38 ± 5.35

39.56 ± 5.42

< 0.001

41.69 ± 5.31

39.57 ± 5.40

< 0.001