Reevaluating the Link Between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Insulin Resistance: Insights from Frequentist and Bayesian Analyses in a European Cohort

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This large-scale European screening study investigates the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and insulin resistance, employing both traditional frequentist methods and Bayesian analyses.

Initial crude associations suggesting increased insulin resistance among H. pylori-positive individuals were fully explained by adjusting for socioeconomic and lifestyle confounders such as education, BMI, alcohol use, smoking, and diet.