Table 1.
Characteristics of the all groups
| Group C | Group S | Group P | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 46.57 ± 14.20 | 49.32 ± 13.42 | 47.38 ± 14.25 | 0.58 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 34.6% (18) | 48.1% (25) | 34.6% (18) | 0.26 |
| Female | 65.4% (34) | 51.9% (27) | 65.4% (34) | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 17.3% (9) | 32.7% (17) | 19.2% (10) | 0.12 |
| No | 82.7% (43) | 67.3% (35) | 80.8% (42) | |
| Endoscopic reasons | ||||
| Dyspepsia | 59.6% (31) | 67.3% (35) | 67.3% (35) | 0.63 |
| Heart Burn | 25% (13) | 25% (13) | 21.2% (11) | 0.86 |
| Endoscopic pattern of gastritis | ||||
| Antral gastritis | 92.3% (48) | 82.7% (43) | 90.4% (47) | 0.26 |
| Corpus gastritis | 23.1% (12) | 21.2% (11) | 38.5% (20) | 0.09 |
| Pan-gastritis | 3.8% (2) | 11.5% (6) | 3.8% (2) | 0.22 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 3.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) | 0.77 |
| Gastric ulcer | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) | 5.8% (3) | 0.32 |
| Esophagitis | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | – |
| Normal | 1.9% (1) | 1.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.00 |