Rebamipide Improves Chronic Inflammation in the Lesser Curvature of the Corpus after Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter Study

Table 4

Comparison of histological gastritis after H. pylori eradication between the two groups.

		Rebamipide group ()	Untreated group ()	value
GC of the middle antrum	Activity	0.00 ± 0.00 (47)	0.06 ± 0.24 (52)	0.0963
	Inflammation	1.21 ± 0.08 (47)	1.37 ± 0.07 (52)	0.1457
	Atrophy	0.96 ± 0.10 (47)	0.96 ± 0.10 (52)	0.9765
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.43 ± 0.11 (47)	0.44 ± 0.11 (52)	0.9146
GC of the middle corpus	Activity	0.02 ± 0.01 (47)	0.00 ± 0.00 (49)	0.3077
	Inflammation	1.11 ± 0.10 (47)	1.29 ± 0.09 (49)	0.1839
	Atrophy	0.34 ± 0.08 (47)	0.36 ± 0.08 (49)	0.8094
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.19 ± 0.09 (47)	0.27 ± 0.09 (49)	0.5751
LC of the middle corpus	Activity	0.00 ± 0.00 (49)	0.00 ± 0.00 (49)	—
	Inflammation	1.12 ± 0.08 (49)	1.35 ± 0.08 (49)	0.0437
	Atrophy	0.71 ± 0.10 (49)	0.80 ± 0.10 (49)	0.5518
	Intestinal metaplasia	0.84 ± 0.16 (49)	0.78 ± 0.16 (49)	0.7808

Data are presented as mean ± standard error (). GC: greater curvature and LC: lesser curvature.