Table 1.
Patients’ demographics.
| 10-day (n = 12) | 14-day (n = 17) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, mean ± SD, years | 50.3 ± 13.9 | 46.5 ± 8.8 | 0.38a |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.25b | ||
| Male | 3 (25.0) | 9 (52.9) | |
| Female | 9 (75.0) | 8 (47.1) | |
| Smokers, n (%) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (17.6) | 0.62b |
| Alcohol drinkers, n (%) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (47.1) | 0.70b |
| BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 21.6 ± 2.5 | 22.7 ± 4.7 | 0.46a |
| Fourth eradication, n (%) | 9 (75.0) | 11 (64.7) | 0.55b |
| Dyspepsia, n (%) | 6 (50.0) | 9 (52.9) | 1.00b |
| Peptic ulcer, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (11.8) | 0.50b |
| H. pylori status | |||
| Presence of mutation in rpoB, n (%) | 1 (7.1) | 2 (11.8) | 1.00b |
| Resistance to rifabutin (MIC ≥ 0.25 µg/ml), n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1.00a |
| Rifabutin MIC, mean ± SD, µg/ml | 0.00 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.24 | 0.35a |
| Resistance to amoxicillin (MIC ≥ 0.06 µg/ml), n (%) | 8 (66.7) | 8 (47.1) | 0.45a |
| Amoxicillin MIC, mean ± SD, µg/ml | 0.24 ± 0.56 | 0.07 ± 0.08 | 0.31b |
BMI: body mass index; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; SD: standard deviation.
Alcohol drinkers were defined as people who consumed at least one drink of alcohol per month.
a
Student’s t-test: bFisher’s exact test.