Table III.

Assessed factors with their possible contribution to the inefficacy of the Helicobacter pylori eradication

Factor/feature	Number of patients	Inefficacious eradication (number of patients)	Inefficacy of therapy (%)
Male	16	5	31.25
Female	16	6	37.50
Smoking	10	6	60.00*
Non-smoking	22	5	22.73
BMI > 24 kg/m2	15	5	33.33
BMI < 24 kg/m2	17	6	35.29
Bile reflux	11	4	36.36
No bile reflux	21	7	33.33

^*Statistically significant difference – p < 0.05 (smoking SE – 15.5, non-smoking SE – 8.5).