Comparing the Efficacy of Concomitant Therapy with Sequential Therapy as the First-Line Therapy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication

Table 6

Comparison of eradication rates among duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and gastritis in each age group.

	Duodenal ulcer			Gastric ulcer			Gastritis
	Concomitant	Sequential	value	Concomitant	Sequential	value	Concomitant	Sequential	value
Age, yr
<40	75.0%	100.0%	0.364	87.5%	66.7%	0.577	100.0%	60.0%	0.464
40~64	93.3%	84.2%	0.613	90.6%	87.0%	0.535	91.9%	88.4%	0.737
≥65	100.0%	100.0%	N/A	88.0%	81.8%	0.718	75.0%	90.9%	0.284

Fisher exact.