Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in the H. pylori-eradicated group and the control group in patients of follow-up.

	H. pylori-eradicated group	Control group	p value
Sex (male/female), n	26/28	16/13	0.556
Age (yr)	44.49 ± 12.30	46.69 ± 13.49	0.911
BMI (kg/m2)	21.64 ± 2.64	21.31 ± 2.24	0.915
Follow-up time (months)	7.00 ± 3.60	7.10 ± 3.53	0.900
Abdominal pain score	1.76 ± 0.70	1.72 ± 0.65	0.824
Bloating score	1.52 ± 0.59	1.42 ± 0.51	0.607
Stools per day	5.07 ± 1.13	5.07 ± 0.92	0.983
Stool character score	6.17 ± 0.72	6.06 ± 0.65	0.544

Data are presented as mean ± SD or number.

H. pylori:  Helicobacter pylori; BMI: body mass index.