Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the enrolled patients.
Treated patients | Control patients | |
Number of patients | 97 | 100 |
Age (mean ± SD) | 59 ± 16 | 55 ± 19 |
Male (%) | 51 (53) | 48 (48) |
Upper endoscopy indication (%) | ||
Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms | 63 (63) | 65 (65) |
Dyspepsia | 24 (25) | 27 (27) |
Peptic ulcer follow-up | 4 (4) | 2 (2) |
Gastric cancer follow-up | 3 (3) | 2 (2) |
Barrett’s Esophagus follow-up | 1 (1) | 3 (3) |
Vomiting | 2 (2) | 0 |
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Dysphagia | 1 (1) | 0 |
Upper endoscopy findings (%) | ||
Duodenal ulcer | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
Gastric ulcer | 4 (4) | 2 (2) |
Gastroduodenal erosions | 18 (18) | 14 (14) |
Gastric polyps > 1 cm | 7 (7) | 6 (6) |
Cancer | 0 | 0 |
No statistically significant difference emerged.