VPZ (VAM) therapy

PPI (PAM) therapy

First-line treatment

VAC

PAC

p value

Second-line treatment

LAM

RAM

p value

No. of patients enrolled

129

126

323

141

Age (Years)

57.8 ± 12.1

58.7 ± 11.1

0.5205

60.8 ± 11.2

60.4 ± 11.1

0.8522

Gender

0.9483

0.2053

Male

64

62

151

76

Female

65

64

172

65

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 3.7

22.5 ± 3.0

0.4157

22.6 ± 2.9

22.1 ± 3.2

0.1244

Endoscopic findings

0.0835

0.1710

No abnormality

13

2

2

1

Duodenal ulcer

1

3

5

4

Atrophic gastritis

110

116

297

130

Gastric ulcer

4

5

19

6

After ER for GC

1

0

0

0

Smoking (yes)

15

19

0.4176

44

21

0.9101

Drinking (yes)

68

68

0.8408

152

61

0.4152

Successful eradication

97

104

261

127

ITT analysis %

(95% CI)

75.2

(67.1 - 81.8)

82.5

(75.0 - 88.2)

0.1511

80.8

(76.2 - 84.7)

90.1

(84.0 - 94.0)

0.0131

PP analysis %

(95% CI)

88.1

(80.7 - 92.9)

95.4

(89.8 - 98.0)

0.0826

92.9

(89.2 - 95.3)

94.1

(88.7 - 97.0)

0.6433

Adverse events

5

7

0.5266

8

4

0.7489