The Effect of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on the Levels of Essential Trace Elements

Table 1

The demography of studied patients including healthy control group and Helicobacter pylori-infected group.

	Control; (𝑛=30)	Study; (𝑛=63)
Helicobacter pylori	Negative	Positive
Age (years)	48.00±12.22	53.87±13.18
Male/female	16/14	36/27
Gastric ulcer	0	11
Duodenal ulcer	0	28
Gastritis	30	3
Reflux esophagitis	0	21

Control: H. pylori-negative patients.
Study: H. pylori-positive patients.