Clinical Study

Efficacy and Safety of the Triple Therapy Containing Ilaprazole, Levofloxacin, and Amoxicillin as First-Line Treatment in Helicobacter pylori Infections

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the participants.

CharacteristicsITT groupPP group

Number8480
Mean age, years ± SD57.37 ± 7.6257.41 ± 7.73
Male, n (%)34 (40.5)32 (40.0)
Height, m ± SD1.62 ± 0.081.61 ± 0.73
Weight, kg ± SD63.6 ± 9.9963.78 ± 10.18
BMI, kg/m2 ± SD24.23 ± 2.8124.27 ± 2.85
Alcohol, n (%)18 (21.4)18 (22.5)
Smoking, n (%)11 (13.1)11 (13.8)
DM, n (%)8 (9.5)8 (10.0)
HTN, n (%)29 (34.5)29 (36.3)
CVA, n (%)3 (3.6)3 (3.8)
Liver disease, n (%)6 (7.1)6 (7.5)
Others, n (%)20 (23.8)18 (22.5)
NSAIDS or antithrombotic
agent, n (%)
9 (10.7)9 (11.25)
With peptic ulcer, n (%)21 (25.0)20 (25.0)

ITT: intention-to-treat; PP: per protocol; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.