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Table 2 The effects of H. pylori eradication therapy on 40 patients with diffuse duodenal nodular hyperplasia.

From: Diffuse duodenal nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: a large cohort of patients etiologically related to Helicobacter pyloriinfection

Disease severity

All patients

(n = 40)

Eradicated group

(n = 26)

Not eradicated group

(n = 14)

 

H. pylori

therapy

P value

H. pylori

therapy

P value

H. pylori

therapy

P value

 

Before

After

 

Before

After

 

Before

After

 

Persistent symptoms

40

23

<0.001a

26

12

<0.001a

14

11

0.22a

Grade of nodular disease

Grade 0

0

5

0.005b

0

5

0.002b

0

0

0.91b

Grade 1

4

12

 

2

9

 

2

3

 

Grade 2

10

11

 

7

7

 

3

3

 

Grade 3

20

10

 

14

4

 

6

4

 

Grade 4

6

2

 

3

1

 

3

4

 

Mean ± 1SD Score

2.70 ± 0.84

1.83 ± 1.06

<0.001c

2.69 ± 0.79

1.50 ± 1.10

<0.001c

2.71 ± 0.96

2.64 ± 1.15

0.58c

  1. a = Fisher's exact test 2 × 2 table; b = Fisher's exact test rxc table; c = students t test.