Table 1 Population characteristics according to arm of treatment
Characteristics | Clarithromycin-based regimen (n = 116) | Levofloxacin-based regimen (n = 117) | Test statistics | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Male (%) | 74 (63.8) | 64 (54.7) | 2.00 | 0.350 | ||
Female | 42 (36.2) | 53 (45.3) | ||||
Age, years mean ± SD | 41.31 ± 13.2 | 42.92 ± 12.77 | 0.95 | 0.290 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 71 (61.2) | 78 (66.7) | 1.59 | 0.663 | ||
Single | 45 (38.8) | 39 (33.3) | ||||
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 103 (88.8) | 99 (84.6) | 0.88 | 0.350 | ||
Rural | 13 (11.2) | 18 (15.4) | ||||
Smoking | ||||||
Smokers | 33 (28.4) | 27 (23.1) | 0.37 | 0.560 | ||
Nonsmoker | 83 (71.6) | 90 (76.9) | ||||
Medical history | ||||||
No chronic disease | 70 (60.3) | 68 (58.1) | 3.70 | 0.590 | ||
Chronic disease | 46 (39.7) | 49 (41.9) | ||||
The most annoying C/O | ||||||
Heart burn | 9 (7.8) | 11 (9.4) | 0.82 | 0.850 | ||
Epigastric pain | 83 (71.6) | 86 (73.5) | ||||
Vomiting | 16 (13.8) | 12 (10.3) | ||||
Reflux laryngitis | 8 (6.9) | 8 (6.8) | ||||
Detection method | ||||||
Urea breath test | 72 (62.1) | 45 (38.5) | 0.15 | 0.479 | ||
Stool antigen | 43 (37.1) | 29 (24.8) | ||||
Endoscopy | 31 (26.7) | 13 (11.1) | ||||
Treatment | ||||||
Treatment duration | 13.94 ± 0.03 | 13.93 ± 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.920 | ||