Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

	Total (n = 141)
Patients
Sex (male/female)	81/50
Age years (median)	48 years (range 4–90)
Disease
Gastritis	99 (70.2%)
Ulcers	29 (20.6%)
Gastritis + ulcers	5 (3.5%)
Esophagitis	3 (2%)
Other*	5 (3.5%)

*Inflammation, duodenitis, and splenomegaly.