VPZ

PPI

p value

No. of patients enrolled

1053

1053

Completed the therapy

1044

1049

Age (Years)

58.9 ± 10.8

59.0 ± 10.7

0.843

Gender

0.459

Male

531

514

Female

522

539

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7 ± 3.0

22.6 ± 3.0

0.399

Endoscopic findings

0.730

No abnormality

4

3

Duodenal ulcer

8

8

Atrophic gastritis

1012

1017

Gastric ulcer

29

25

Smoking (yes)

126

129

0.841

Drinking (yes)

490

505

0.513

Logic of the propensity score

−0.49 ± 0.28

−0.49 ± 0.28

0.997

Successful eradication

961

836

ITT analysis* % (95% CI)

91.3 (89.4 - 92.8)

79.4 (76.8 - 81.7)

<.0001

PP analysis % (95% CI)

92.1 (90.3 - 93.5)

79.7 (77.2 - 82.0)

<.0001

Adverse events

46

45

0.915