TABLE 2.

Endoscopic and histological inflammation scores pre- and post-treatment

Inflammation	Group A (observation)			Group B (rabeprazole)			Group C (hydrotalcite)			Group D (combination)
	Pre	Post	P	Pre	Post	P	Pre	Post	P	Pre	Post	P
Endoscopic scores
Hyperemia	2.25±0.74	2.18±0.81	0.053	2.13±0.87	2.15±0.79	0.083	2.20±0.85	2.16±0.77	0.069	2.18±0.69	2.00±0.80	0.102
Edema	2.10±0.75	2.09±0.64	0.071	2.09±0.63	1.99±0.73	0.051	2.13±0.81	2.01±0.78	0.052	2.11±0.77	1.50±0.67	0.027*
Histological scores
Chronic inflammation	3.54±0.70	3.55±0.65	0.062	3.40±0.79	3.65±0.46	0.091	3.29±0.81	3.31±0.79	0.421	3.31±0.76	3.47±0.66	0.054
Activity	2.90±0.72	2.57±0.85	0.077	2.95±0.68	2.76±0.91	0.060	2.45±0.54	2.50±0.47	0.051	2.87±0.72	1.97±0.78	0.029*

Pre- and post-treatment data presented as mean ± SD. Scores of chronic inflammation and activity were graded on mononuclear cells and polymorphonuclear infiltration, respectively (0 = normal, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate and 3 = severe).

^*P<0.05 compared pre- and post-treatment in each group