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

Table 6 Symptom disappearance after therapy in elderly patients divided according to PPI regimens %

	Omeprazole	Lansoprazole	Pantoprazole	Rabeprazole
Heartburn	86.9a	82.4bd	100	100
Acid regurgitation	100	75.0cf	92.2	90.1
Epigastric pain	95	82.6eh	95.2	100
Dysphagia	100	100	100	100
Vomiting	100	100	100	100
Aenemia	100	100	100	100

^aP < 0.05 Omeprazole vs Pantoprazole and Omeprazole vs Rabeprazole;

^bP = 0.0001 Lansoprazole vs Pantoprazole;

^dP = 0.005 Lansoprazole vs Rabeprazole;

^fP = 0.0001 Lansoprazole vs Omeprazole;

^cP < 0.05 Lansoprazole vs Pantoprazole, Lansoprazole vs Rabeprazole;

^eP < 0.05 Lansoprazole vs Omeprazole and Lansoprazole vs Pantoprazole;

^hP = 0.0001 Lansoprazole vs Rabeprazole.