Table 1.

Patients demographics and clinical characteristics.

Variables	Patients enrolled (n = 133)
Mean age (years)	48.3 ± 11.8
Male/female	67/66
Endoscopy findings
Gastritis/duodenitis	106 (79.7%)
Mucosal erosions	6 (4.5%)
Peptic ulcer disease	19 (14.3%)
Other	2 (1.5%)
Number of previous eradication therapies
1	54 (40.6%)
2	29 (21.8%)
≥3	23 (17.3%)
Unknown	27 (20.3%)