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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2010; 16(34): 4357-4362
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4357
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at entry into each treatment group
Patient characteristics (n)Group AGroup BGroup C
Number of patients727271
Sex (M/F)31/4135/3734/37
Age (yr), mean ± SD45 ± 1047 ± 1343 ± 15
Antral gastritis586157
Pangastritis171519
Intestinal metaplasia192117
Duodenitis111310
Gastric ulcer404239
Duodenal bulb ulcer131210
Compound ulcers674
Table 2 Eradication and ulcer cicatrisation rates in each treatment group
Group AGroup BGroup C
Eradication rate (%)a83.33 (60/72)88.89 (64/72)80.56 (58/71)
Ulcer cicatrisation rate (%)b86.44 (51/59)90.16 (55/61)84.91 (45/53)