Research Article

Effectiveness of Second through Sixth Line Salvage Helicobacter pylori Treatment: Bismuth Quadruple Therapy is Almost Always a Reasonable Choice

Table 2

Patient demographics.

Mean, (range,
± standard deviation)

Age 55.4 (22–88, ±13.7)

(%)

Sex
 Female114 ()
 Male61 ()
Race
 Caucasian117 ()
 Asian12 ()
 Black12 ()
 Middle Eastern18 ()
 Hispanic15 ()
 Not available1 (<1%)
Indication
 Nonulcerative dyspepsia72 ()
 GERD33 ()
 Peptic ulcer disease28 ()
 Family history of gastric cancer16 ()
 Anemia15 ()
 Other11 ()