Randomized Clinical Trial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2016; 22(23): 5430-5435
Published online Jun 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i23.5430
Table 1 Patients' clinical characteristics n (%)
Lafutidine group (n = 24)Lansoprazole group (n = 29)P value
Age (median, range)64 (27-80)56 (26-85)0.24
Gender (male/female)8/1622/70.0025
Hiatal hernia13 (54)19 (66)0.57
H. pylori infection2 (8.3)3 (10.3)> 0.99
Habits
Alcohol7 (29.2)13 (44.8)0.27
Tobacco3 (12.5)6 (20.7)0.49
Coffee14 (58.3)15 (51.7)0.78
Co-morbidity
Hypertension2 (8.3)4 (13.8)0.68
Diabetes mellitus3 (12.5)3 (10.3)> 0.99
Cerebrovascular disease0 (0)0 (0)-
Cardiovascular disease0 (0)0 (0)-
Liver disease1 (4.2)3 (10.3)0.62
Renal failure0 (0)0 (0)-
Malignancy2 (8.3)2 (6.9)> 0.99