Helicobacter pylori infection in bleeding peptic ulcer patients after non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug consumption

Table 3 Patients’ distribution on the basis of occasional or chronic consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Occasional NSAID use
One NSAID	35 (43.8)
Two NSAIDs (in sequence)	9 (11.3)
Three NSAIDs (in sequence)	2 (2.5)
NSAID + ticlopidine	1 (1.3)
Chronic NSAID use
LD ASA alone	18 (22.5)
LD ASA + another NSAID1	8 (10.0)
LD ASA + two other NSAIDs (in sequence)1	1 (1.3)
LD ASA + ticlopidine	3 (3.8)
LD ASA + clopidogrel + NSAID1	1 (1.3)
LD ASA + LMWH	1 (1.3)
LD ASA + LMWH + 2 NSAIDs (in sequence)1	1 (1.3)

Data are expressed as number (percentage). NSAID: Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug; LD ASA: Low dose aspirin; LMWH: Low-molecular-weight heparin.

¹NSAIDs consumed occasionally. Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.