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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2026; 32(37): 119668
Published online Oct 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119668
Published online Oct 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119668
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants (intention-to-treat set), n (%)
| Characteristic | 7-day PC-BMT | 14-day PC-BMT | 14-day P-BMT | P value |
| Sex (male) | 68 (57.1) | 61 (51.7) | 57 (48.7) | 0.421 |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 58.0 (13.0) | 61.0 (16.0) | 60.0 (13.0) | 0.271 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 24.5 (4.5) | 23.5 (3.6) | 23.6 (4.8) | 0.387 |
| Alcohol | 50 (42.0) | 40 (33.9) | 54 (46.2) | 0.150 |
| Smoking | 16 (13.5) | 24 (20.3) | 19 (16.2) | 0.359 |
| Endoscopic findings | ||||
| Chronic atrophic gastritis | 93 (78.2) | 88 (74.6) | 90 (76.9) | 0.805 |
| H. pylori-induced gastritis | 17 (14.3) | 21 (17.8) | 14 (12.0) | 0.446 |
| Gastric ulcer | 0.780 | |||
| A1-H2 | 7 (5.9) | 7 (5.9) | 4 (3.4) | |
| S1-S2 | 9 (7.6) | 6 (5.1) | 9 (7.7) | |
| Duodenal ulcer | 0.509 | |||
| A1-H2 | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.4) | 2 (1.7) | |
| S1-S2 | 6 (5.2) | 8 (7.0) | 12 (10.4) | |
| Endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer or gastric adenoma | 4 (3.4) | 7 (5.9) | 8 (6.8) | 0.469 |
| Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 0.109 |
| Antibiotic resistance of H. pylori | ||||
| Cultured | 66 (55.5) | 67 (56.8) | 62 (53.0) | 0.839 |
| Single resistance | 20 (30.3) | 33 (49.3) | 26 (41.9) | 0.081 |
| Clarithromycin resistance | 10 (15.2) | 14 (20.9) | 8 (12.9) | 0.446 |
| Amoxicillin resistance | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.5) | 2 (3.2) | 0.694 |
| Metronidazole resistance | 9 (13.6) | 15 (22.4) | 16 (25.8) | 0.210 |
| Tetracycline resistance | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | > 0.999 |
| Dual resistance | 8 (12.1) | 6 (9.0) | 7 (11.3) | 0.830 |
| Clarithromycin and amoxicillin | 8 (12.1) | 4 (6.0) | 6 (9.7) | 0.467 |
| Clarithromycin and metronidazole | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.0) | 1 (1.6) | 0.537 |
| Multiple resistance | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | > 0.999 |
| Compliance (%), median (IQR) | 100.0 (0.0) | 100.0 (0.0) | 100.0 (0.0) | 0.671 |
| Poor compliance (< 80%) | 3 (2.5) | 7 (5.9) | 6 (5.1) | 0.417 |
- Citation: Oh CK, Lim H, Noh JH, Gong EJ, Seo SI, Bang CS, Kim YJ, Shin WG, Kim JB, Jang HJ, Baik GH. Efficacy of 7-day and 14-day potassium-competitive acid blocker-based bismuth-containing quadruple regimen for Helicobacter pylori infection. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(37): 119668
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i37/119668.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.119668