An Additive Effect of Oral N-Acetyl Cysteine on Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Table 2

Comparison the rate of H. pylori eradication according to demographics and clinical characteristics.

	Experimental group (%)	Control group (%)	value
Age (yr)
<30	5/6 (83.3)	6/10 (60)	0.008
30–50	17/25 (68)	10/19 (52.6)	0.025
≥50	5/7 (71.4)	9/12 (75)	0.263
Sex
Male	10/17 (58.8)	6/13 (46.2)	0.044
Female	17/21 (81)	19/28 (67.9)	0.037
Diagnosis
Dyspepsia w/o ulcer	16/23 (69.6)	18/29 (62.1)	0.049
Gastric ulcer	7/9 (77.8)	2/4 (50)	0.013^‡
Duodenal ulcer	4/6 (66.7)	5/8 (62.5)	0.210^‡
Cigarette smoking
+	4/7 (57.1)	3/6 (50)	0.617^‡
−	23/31 (74.2)	22/35 (62.9)	0.029
Alcohol consumption
+	3/4 (75)	2/3 (66.7)	0.714^‡
−	24/34 (70.6)	23/38 (60.5)	0.036

chi-square, ^‡Fisher’s exact test.