Effect of Probiotic-Assisted Eradication of cagA+/vacA s1m1 Helicobacter pylori on Intestinal Flora

Table 2

General information of patients in both groups.

Group	Group A ()	Group B ()	value
Gender			0.549
Male	52 (57.78)	48 (53.33)
Female	38 (42.22)	42 (46.67)
Age (yr)^a			0.159
BMI (kg/m^2)^a			0.253
Smoking	19 (21.11)	16 (17.78)	0.572
Alcohol	24 (26.67)	28 (31.11)	0.511
Years of education (yr)^a			0.190
Patient’s family residence			0.541
Urban	53 (58.89)	57 (63.33)
Rural	37 (41.11)	33 (36.67)
Job			0.627
Manual labor	26 (28.89)	29 (32.22)
Mental labor	64 (71.11)	61 (67.78)
Physical activity IPAQ			0.647
Low	23 (25.56)	28 (31.11)
Moderate	58 (64.44)	52 (57.78)
High	9 (10.00)	10 (11.11)
Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
Calories (kcal)^a			0.493
Protein (g)^a			0.403
Fat (g)^a			0.455
Carbohydrates (g)^a			1.106
Gastrointestinal symptoms			0.895
Mild	20 (22.22)	18 (20.00)
Moderate	46 (51.11)	49 (54.44)
Severe	24 (26.67)	23 (25.56)
Yogurt			0.661
Yes	11 (12.22)	13 (14.44)
No	79 (87.78)	77 (85.56)
History of hypertension			0.530
Yes	57 (63.33)	61 (67.78)
No	33 (36.67)	29 (32.22)
History of hyperlipidemia			0.615
Yes	26 (28.89)	23 (25.56)
No	64 (71.11)	67 (74.44)

^aData are presented as the (SD).