Application of Minocycline-Containing Bismuth Quadruple Therapies as First-Line Regimens in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori

Table 1

The baseline demographic data.

Parameter	Value for the group
	RMAB ()	RMMB ()	RACB ()
Age (yr (range))	(23~74)	(18~70)	(23~75)	0.551
Gender (male/female)	53/67	62/58	52/68	0.362
Smoking status (, %)	10 (8.3)	13 (10.8)	13 (10.8)	0.757
BMI (kg/m^2)				0.331
Peptic ulcer history (, %)	22 (18.3)	32 (26.7)	23 (19.2)	0.222

RMAB group: rabeprazole plus minocycline, amoxicillin, and bismuth; RMMB group: rabeprazole plus minocycline, metronidazole, and bismuth; RACB group: rabeprazole plus amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and bismuth. BMI: body mass index.