No differences were observed regarding H. pylori status in age, gender, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, ferritin, glucose, PNPLA3 genotype, regular physical activity, smoking, Izumo scale, coffee intake and moderate alcohol consumption (p>0.05, ns: non-significant) (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene PNPLA3 and hypertriglyceridemia.