Table 3.

Histological characteristics of the antrum at baseline and at the last visit, for patients randomly assigned to omeprazole alone (OM only) or to eradication triple therapy (OM triple)

Variable	Score	OM only (by treatment group)		OM triple (by treatment group)		p Value
		Baseline	Last visit	Baseline	Last visit
Activity	None	48	64	39	85	<0.001
	Mild	45	32	43	11
	Moderate	8	7	9
	Severe	6	4	5
Inflammation	None	9	14	8	30	<0.001
	Mild	63	49	53	59
	Moderate	30	37	30	7
	Severe	5	7	5
Atrophy	None	85	91	73	80	0.953
	Mild	17	12	16	9
	Moderate	3	2	4	2
	Severe	2	2	2	4
Intestinal metaplasia	None	87	88	82	77	0.278
	Mild	13	15	7	13
	Moderate	5	2	5	3
	Severe	2	2	2	3
H pylori	None	41	67	37	89	<0.001
	Mild	46	18	38	5
	Moderate	7	6	7
	Severe	13	16	14	2

p values are for the differences in changes in status from baseline to two years between the two groups.

Data are number of patients with each score.