Effects of eradication on serum lipid levels.

The purpose was to clarify the effects of () eradication on the changes in serum lipid levels by comparing subjects with and without continuous infection. The study subjects were 774 individuals (males 536, females 238, mean age 52.6 years) who visited between April 2013 and March 2016 for annual medical checkups. Serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC), and triglyceride levels, and LDLC/HDLC ratio were compared between the subjects with and without infection, as well as those with eradication subjects. The HDLC level in the -positive group was significantly lower as compared to the -negative group. The serum level of HDLC in subjects with successful eradication of tended to be higher, while the serum levels of total cholesterol, LDLC, and triglycerides tended to be lower in comparison to subjects with continuous infection. In addition, the LDLC/HDLC ratio in the -positive group was significantly higher than that in the -negative group, and successful eradication tended to reduce that ratio. In conclusion, successful eradication of may have favorable effects on lipid metabolism.