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Table 2 Comparison of the number of small intestinal lesions between baseline and 2 weeks after LDA administration in group A

From: Preventive effect of ecabet sodium on low-dose aspirin-induced small intestinal mucosal injury: a randomized, double-blind, pilot study

 

Baseline

After LDA administration

p value

Total small intestine

Spotty redness, median (range)

0 (0–3)

2 (0–8)

0.0039

Patchy redness, median (range)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–6)

0.2539

Erosion, median (range)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–4)

0.1250

All types of lesions, median (range)

1 (0–5)

5 (1–11)

0.0059

The first tertile of the small intestine

All types of lesions, median (range)

   

0 (0–2)

2 (0–8)

0.0313

The second and third tertiles of the small intestine

All types of lesions, median (range)

   

0 (0–4)

2 (0–6)

0.0156

  1. Wilcoxon signed-rank test. SD standard deviation, LDA low-dose aspirin