Table 1.

Patients’ demographic data and severity of gastric atrophy and reflux esophagitis

	Esomeprazole group (n = 25)	Vonoprazan group (n = 22)	P value
Sex (male/female)	10/15	6/16	N.S.
Age (mean ± SD, years)	54.7 ± 13.2	58.0 ± 13.8	N.S.
Body mass index (mean ± SD)	23.1 ± 2.7	25.3 ± 4.0	0.04
Smoking (number, yes/no)	10/15	5/17	N.S.
Alcohol drinking (number, yes/no)	14/11	11/11	N.S.
Gastric atrophy (number, closed type/open type)	19/6	15/7	N.S.
LA classification grade (N or M/A/B/C/D)	13/6/3/2/1	9/7/3/3/0	N.S.
% of LA grade C or D	12.0%	10.5%	N.S.