H. pylori May Not Be Associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Normal Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopy Results

Tayyibe Saler,1 Şakir Özgür Keşkek,2 Sibel Kırk,1 Süleyman Ahbab,3 and Gülay Ortoğlu2

1Department of Internal Medicine, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, 34767 Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Internal Medicine, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Yüreğir, 01240 Adana, Turkey
3Department of Internal Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, 34087 Istanbul, Turkey

Received 21 July 2014; Revised 1 December 2014; Accepted 17 December 2014; Published 31 December 2014

Academic Editor: Andreas Neubauer

Copyright © 2014 Tayyibe Saler et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between iron deficiency anemia and H. pylori in patients with normal gastrointestinal tract endoscopy results. Materials and Methods. A total of 117 male patients with normal gastrointestinal tract endoscopy results were included in this retrospective study. The study and control groups included 69 and 48 patients with and without iron deficiency anemia, respectively. The prevalence of H. pylori, the number of RBCs, and the levels of HGB, HTC, MCV, iron, and ferritin were calculated and compared. Results. There was no statistically significant difference found between the groups according to the prevalence of H. pylori (65.2% versus 64.6%, ). Additionally, the levels of RBCs, HGB, HTC, MCV, iron, and ferritin in the patients in the study group were lower than those in the control group (). Finally, there was no association between iron deficiency anemia and H. pylori (OR 1.02, Cl 95% 0.47–2.22, and ). Conclusion. H. pylori is not associated with iron deficiency anemia in male patients with normal gastrointestinal tract endoscopy results.