Table 3.
Frequency of response to treatment (negative HPSA) in the LR and control groups.
|
aHPSA Endoscopic diagnosis |
LR group (N:54) |
Total | Control group (N:56) |
Total | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative N (%) | Positive N (%) |
N (%) | Negative N (%) | Positive N (%) |
N (%) | ||
| Non-ulcer dyspepsia | 28 (82.4%) | 6 (17.6%) | 34 (100%) | 27 (67.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 40 (100%) | 0.186 |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 17 (85.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 20 (100%) | 8 (50%) | 8 (50%) | 16 (100%) | 0.034b |
| Total | 45 (83.3%) | 9 (16.7%) | 54 (100%) | 35 (62.5%) | 21 (37.5%) | 56 (100%) | 0.018b |
a
Helicobacter pylori stool antigen.
b
Significant level was >0.05.