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. 2015 Jan;3(1):11. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.11.16

Table 1. Classification of 530 dyspeptic patients according to gender, age, endoscopic findings and the results of H. pylori diagnosis by culture, RUT and smear examination.

Classification With PPI consumption, n (%) Without PPI consumption, n (%) Total, n (%)
Patients
  Gender
    Male 144 (27.2) 98 (18.4) 242 (45.6)
    Female 182 (34.4) 106 (20.0) 288 (54.4)
  Age 47±16.3 45±16.5 46±16.4
  Endoscopic finding
    Gastritis 293 (55.3) 180 (34.0) 473 (89.3)
    Peptic ulcer 33 (6.2) 24 (4.5) 57 (10.7)
H. pylori diagnosis
  Culture
    Positive 98 (18.5) 116 (21.9) 214 (40.4)
    Negative 228 (43.0) 88 (16.6) 316 (59.6)
  RUT
    Positive 124 (23.4) 132 (24.9) 256 (48.3)
    Negative 202 (38.1) 72 (13.6) 274 (51.7)
  Smear examination
    Positive 56 (10.6) 56 (10.6) 112 (21.1)
    Negative 61 (11.5) 61 (11.5) 122 (23.0)
    Not performed 209 (39.4) 87 (16.4) 296 (55.9)

RUT, rapid urease test; PPI, proton pump inhibitors.