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Table 3 Comparison of number of small intestinal lesions between baseline and 2 weeks after LDA administration in group B

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 (0–6)

1.5 (0–13)

0.1250

Patchy redness, median (range)

0 (0–3)

1.5 (0–2)

0.3711

Erosion, median (range)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–9)

0.5000

All types of lesions, median (range)

0.5 (0–9)

3 (0–23)

0.0586

First tertile of small intestine

All types of lesions, median (range)

   

0 (0–4)

1.5 (0–8)

0.2969

Second and third tertiles of the small intestine

All types of lesions, median (range)

   

0 (0–5)

2 (0–15)

0.0469

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