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Table 1 Dyspepsia before and after successful eradication

From: Eradication of Helicobacter pylori may improve dyspepsia in the elderly for the long term

 

Group N (n = 203)

Group E (n = 99)

P

Mean age at H. pylori eradication, years ± SD

51.4 ± 9.9

70.6 ± 4.85

Sex (men/women)

87/116

34/65

0.17

Patients with dyspepsia before eradication, n (%)

74 (36.5)

31 (31.3)

0.44

Improvement in dyspepsia after eradication, n (%)

56/74 (75.6)

20/31 (64.5)

0.34