Table 1.
Comparison of demography, disease characteristics, and outcome among Regimen A and Regimen B.
| Characteristics | Seven-day treatment (Regimen A) n (%) |
14-day treatment (Regimen B) n (%) |
Total n (%) |
95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | ||||
| Number of patients | 26 (33.3%) | 52 (66.7%) | 78 | NA |
| Male : female | 9 : 17 | 19 : 33 | 28 : 50 | NA |
| Mean age | 45 | 38 | 40 | 18–64 |
| Tertiary level of education | 6 (23.1%) | 26 (50.0%) | 32 (42.7%) | NA |
| Alcohol intake | 8 (30.8%) | 27 (51.9%) | 35 (46.7%) | NA |
| Smoking | 10 (38.5%) | 22 (42.3%) | 32 (42.7%) | NA |
| Urban residency | 21 (80.8%) | 44 (84.6%) | 65 (85.9%) | NA |
| Rural residency | 5 (19.2%) | 6 (11.5%) | 11 (14.1%) | NA |
| Disease characteristics | ||||
| High histologic activity | 18 (23.7%) | NA | ||
| After treatment | ||||
| Eradication of H. Pylori ∗ | 11 (42.3%) | 44 (84.6%) | 55 (70.5%) | NA |
| Treatment response in men | 05 (19.2%) | 17 (32.7%) | 22 | NA |
| Treatment response in women | 06 (23.1%) | 27 (51.9%) | 33 | NA |
| Treatment response in tertiary level education | 04 (15.4%) | 23 (44.2%) | 27 | NA |
| Treatment response in those with lower level education | 7 (26.9%) | 19 (36.5%) | 26 | NA |
| Treatment response in alcohol consumers | 03 (11.5%) | 23 (44.2%) | 26 | NA |
| Treatment response in smokers | 03 (11.5%) | 21 (40.4%) | 24 | NA |
| Treatment response in rural residents | 01 (3.8%) | 05 (9.6%) | 06 | NA |
| Treatment response in urban residents | 10 (38.5%) | 38 (73.1%) | 48 | NA |
| Normal endoscopy | 05 (19.2%) | 08 (15.4%) | 13 | NA |
∗ P < 0.05.