Comparison of four proton pump inhibitors for the short-term treatment of esophagitis in elderly patients

Table 4 Healing rates of esophagitis in elderly patients divided according to H pylori infection

	Omeprazole	Lansoprazole	Pantoprazole	Rabeprazole	All
	(n = 71)	(n = 71)	(n = 74)	(n = 72)	(n = 288)
H pylori positive	38/49	54/57	45/48	33/34	170/188
n = 188	77.6%	94.7%	93.8%	97.1%	90.4%
H pylori negative	19/22	11/14	24/26	35/38	89/100
n = 100	86.4%	78.6%	92.3%	92.1%	89.0%
	Omeprazole	Lansoprazole	Pantoprazole	Rabeprazole	All
	(n = 49)	(n = 57)	(n = 48)	(n = 34)	(n = 188)
H pylori cured	24/32	43/46	39/42	28/29	134/149
n = 149	75.0%	93.5%	92.6%	96.6%	89.9%
H pylori still-positive	14/17	11/11	6/6	5/5	36/39
n = 39	82.4%	100%	100%	100%	92.3%