Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

Characteristic	BOACT (n = 104)	BOTMO (n = 104)
Male/Female	32/72	39/65
Age (yr)	41.6 ± 12.2	39.6 ± 11.8
Smoking, n (%)
Yes	28 (26.9)	27 (26.0)
No	76 (73.1)	77 (74.0)
Initial eradication regimen, n (%)
BOAC	82 (78.8)	75 (72.1)
BOAM	22 (21.2)	29 (27.9)

BOAC: Bismuth subcitrate, omeprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin; BOACT: Bismuth subcitrate, omeprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, tinidazole; BOAM: Bismuth subcitrate, omeprazole, amoxicillin, metronidazole; BOTMO: Bismuth subcitrate, omeprazole, tetracycline, metronidazole, ofloxacin.