Clinical Study
Efficacy of 7-Day and 14-Day Triple Therapy Regimens for the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: A Comparative Study in a Cohort of Romanian Patients
Table 1
Comparison of demography, disease characteristics, and outcome among Regimen A and Regimen B.
| | Characteristics | Seven-day treatment (Regimen A)
(%) | 14-day treatment (Regimen B)
(%) | Total
(%) | 95% confidence interval |
| | Demography | | | | | | Number of patients | 26 (33.3%) | 52 (66.7%) | 78 | NA | | Male : female | 9 : 17 | 19 : 33 | 28 : 50 | NA | | Mean age | 45 | 38 | 40 | 18–64 | | Tertiary level of education | 6 (23.1%) | 26 (50.0%) | 32 (42.7%) | NA | | Alcohol intake | 8 (30.8%) | 27 (51.9%) | 35 (46.7%) | NA | | Smoking | 10 (38.5%) | 22 (42.3%) | 32 (42.7%) | NA | | Urban residency | 21 (80.8%) | 44 (84.6%) | 65 (85.9%) | NA | | Rural residency | 5 (19.2%) | 6 (11.5%) | 11 (14.1%) | NA | | Disease characteristics | | | | | | High histologic activity | | | 18 (23.7%) | NA | | After treatment | | | | | | Eradication of H. Pylori | 11 (42.3%) | 44 (84.6%) | 55 (70.5%) | NA | | Treatment response in men |
05 (19.2%) | 17 (32.7%) | 22 | NA | | Treatment response in women |
06 (23.1%) | 27 (51.9%) | 33 | NA | | Treatment response in tertiary level education | 04 (15.4%) | 23 (44.2%) | 27 | NA | | Treatment response in those with lower level education | 7 (26.9%) | 19 (36.5%) | 26 | NA | | Treatment response in alcohol consumers | 03 (11.5%) | 23 (44.2%) | 26 | NA | | Treatment response in smokers | 03 (11.5%) | 21 (40.4%) | 24 | NA | | Treatment response in rural residents | 01 (3.8%) | 05 (9.6%) | 06 | NA | | Treatment response in urban residents | 10 (38.5%) | 38 (73.1%) | 48 | NA | | Normal endoscopy | 05 (19.2%) | 08 (15.4%) | 13 | NA |
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