The Effects of Synbiotic “Bifidobacterium lactis B94 plus Inulin” Addition on Standard Triple Therapy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Children

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and endoscopic findings of study groups.

	Standard therapy	Synbiotic
Patient characteristics	n = 34	n = 35	p
Age (year)	11.2 ± 3.1	11.2 ± 2.9	0.97
Sex (female/male)	0.88	1.35	0.55
Height (cm)	145.5 ± 3.0	147.2 ± 3.3	0.71
Weight (kg)	40.9 ± 3.0	42.5 ± 2.5	0.39
Endoscopic findings	n = 31	n = 33	p
Antral hyperemia	26 (83.9%)	28 (84.8%)	0.99
Antral nodularity	4 (12.9%)	4 (12.1%)
Antral ulcer	1 (3.2 %)	1 (3%)
Normal duodenum	22 (71%)	27 (81.8%)	0.69
Duodenitis	5 (16.1%)	4 (12.1%)
Duodenal ulcer	4 (12.9%)	2 (6.1%)