Efficacy and safety of rabeprazole in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced ulcer in Japan

Table 3 Demographic & baseline characteristics (Safety analysis: n = 64)

Item		Subjects
		n	%
Age at baseline (yr)	20-39	1	1.6
	40-64	34	53.1
	≥ 65	29	45.3
Sex	Male	27	42.2
	Female	37	57.8
Diagnosis	Gastric ulcer	57	89.1
	Duodenal ulcer	4	6.3
	Gastric/duodenal ulcer	2	3.1
	Anastomotic ulcer	1	1.6
Ulcer history	Initial occurrence	29	45.3
	Reoccurrence	20	31.3
	Unknown	15	23.4
Prior history	No	47	73.4
	Yes	17	26.6
History of allergies	No	55	85.9
	Yes	6	9.4
	Unknown	3	4.7
Type of NSAID (duplicates included)	Diclofenac sodium	34	53.1
	Loxoprofen sodium	20	31.3
	Other	27	42.2
Anti-ulcer treatment before rabeprazole treatment (within 1 mo)	No	19	29.7
	Yes	45	70.3
Concomitant medication (not including NSAIDs)	No	7	10.9
	Yes	57	89.1
Endoscopic findings before start of treatment (ulcer size)	3 ≤ size < 10 mm	31	48.4
	10 ≤ size < 20 mm	25	39.1
	≥ 20 mm	5	7.8
	Unknown	3	4.7
Rabeprazole treatment duration	≤ 56 d	27	42.2
(gastric ulcer, gastric/duodenal ulcer, duodenal ulcer, anastomotic ulcer)	> 56 d	37	57.8
Rabeprazole dosage	10 mg	39	60.9
	20 mg	19	29.7
	10 mg→20 mg	1	1.6
	20 mg→10 mg	5	7.8