Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2005; 11(26): 4067-4077
Published online Jul 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4067
Table 1 Healing rate of esophagitis by ITT with standard dose vs high dose of H2RA at 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 wk
3-wk4-wk6-wk8-wk12-wk
Number of comparisons159512
High dosePooled data29/169297/669607/1 294413/6691 142/1 729
Pooled healing rate (%)17.244.446.961.766.0
Standard dosePooled data33/168198/573584/1 361309/573920/1 520
Pooled healing rate (%)19.634.642.953.960.5
Summary RR0.8741.2811.0961.1651.084
95% CI0.557-1.3711.036-1.5830.930-1.2931.020-1.3291.019-1.152