Pretreatment clinical and demographic characteristics
| Treatment group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC (n=121) | LAM (n=131) | LCM (n=118) | OAM (n=126) | |
| Mean age (years) | 48.1 | 47.6 | 49.1 | 48.0 |
| Range | 22–78 | 20–80 | 23–77 | 21–74 |
| Sex | ||||
| Men (%) | 82 (68) | 94 (72) | 72 (61) | 88 (70) |
| Women (%) | 39 (32) | 37 (28) | 46 (39) | 38 (30) |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Duodenal ulcer (%) | 62 (51) | 64 (49) | 61 (52) | 75 (60) |
| Gastritis (%) | 59 (49) | 67 (51) | 57 (48) | 51 (40) |