Comparison between Single-Dose Esomeprazole- and Pantoprazole-Based Triple Therapy on the Effectiveness for Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Taiwanese Population

Table 1

Demographic distribution and Endoscopic diagnosis of two patient groups.

	EAC group (n = 208)	PAC group (n = 245)	P value
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	50.91 ± 12.96	51 ± 12.34	.016
Gender			.873
Male	89 (42.8%)	103 (42%)
Female	119 (57.2%)	142 (58%)
Smoking	27 (13%)	24 (9.8%)	.591
Alcohol consumption	18 (8.7%)	9 (3.7%)	.046
Ingestion of coffee	60 (28.8%)	49 (20%)	.195
Ingestion of tea	85 (40.9%)	79 (32.2%)	.895
Endoscopic diagnosis			.705
Gastritis	60 (28.8%)	82 (33.5%)
Gastric ulcer	31 (14.9%)	33 (13.5%)
Duodenal ulcer	94 (45.2%)	101 (41.2%)
Gastric and duodenal ulcer	23 (11.1%)	29 (11.8%)