Table 1 Characteristics of the all groups
| Â | Group C | Group S | Group P | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 46.57 ± 14.20 | 49.32 ± 13.42 | 47.38 ± 14.25 | 0.58 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 34.6% (18) | 48.1% (25) | 34.6% (18) | 0.26 |
Female | 65.4% (34) | 51.9% (27) | 65.4% (34) | |
Smoking | ||||
Yes | 17.3% (9) | 32.7% (17) | 19.2% (10) | 0.12 |
No | 82.7% (43) | 67.3% (35) | 80.8% (42) | |
Endoscopic reasons | ||||
Dyspepsia | 59.6% (31) | 67.3% (35) | 67.3% (35) | 0.63 |
Heart Burn | 25% (13) | 25% (13) | 21.2% (11) | 0.86 |
Endoscopic pattern of gastritis | ||||
Antral gastritis | 92.3% (48) | 82.7% (43) | 90.4% (47) | 0.26 |
Corpus gastritis | 23.1% (12) | 21.2% (11) | 38.5% (20) | 0.09 |
Pan-gastritis | 3.8% (2) | 11.5% (6) | 3.8% (2) | 0.22 |
Duodenal ulcer | 3.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) | 0.77 |
Gastric ulcer | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) | 5.8% (3) | 0.32 |
Esophagitis | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | – |
Normal | 1.9% (1) | 1.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.00 |