Quantitative multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and clarithromycin resistance

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Total (n = 142)
Age (years)	61.3 ± 11.0
Male	75 (51.8)
Comorbidity
Hypertension	56 (39.4)
Diabetes Mellitus	33 (23.2)
Dyslipidemia	32 (22.5)
BMI	20.3 ± 10.5
Smoking	34 (23.9)
Alcohol	44 (31.0)
EGD indication
Symptom ^†	56 (39.4)
Screening	61 (43.0)
Alarm feature ^‡	18 (12.7)
Surveillance	3 (2.1)
Endoscopic biopsy indication
Atrophic gastritis	141 (99.3)
Intestinal metaplasia	119 (83.8)
Peptic ulcer	11 (7.7)
Neoplasm of stomach	55 (38.7)

† Symptoms include dyspepsia, reflux symptom, and abdominal pain
‡ Alarm features include anemia, dysphagia, weight loss, GI bleeding, vomiting and bowel habit change
Abbreviations: BMI; Body mass index, EGD; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Data are presented as number of patients (%) or mean ± SD.

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