Combination of Triple Therapy and Chronic PPI Use May Decrease Risk of Colonic Adenomatous Polyps in Helicobacter pylori Infection

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients.

	Adenoma positive	Percent	Adenoma negative	Percent	p value
		(%)		(%)
Mean age	62.6		55.8		<0.0001
Sex
Male	114	52	268	36	Ref
Female	102	47	459	63	<0.0002
Race
Hispanic	132	61	490	67	Ref
African American	41	19	106	14	0.1
Others	43	20	129	18	<0.29
Chronic PPI use
Yes	131	61	499	68	Ref
No	85	39	228	31	<0.02
H. pylori infection
Yes	127	58.8	363	50	Ref
No	89	41	364	50	<0.022
Triple therapy + chronic PPI	38	30	198	54	Ref
Triple therapy alone	89	70	165	45	<0.00003