Table 2 The results of Helicobacter pylori eradication and dyspeptic symptom improvement in patients receiving placebo (Group IIIa) or melatonin (Group IIIb)
Patients | Group IIIa N = 32 | Group IIIb N = 32 | χ2—value | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | N | % | |||
Without H.pylori | ||||||
3 months | 24 | 75.0 | 26 | 81.2 | 0.366 | 0.545 |
6 months | 23 | 71.8 | 27 | 84.3 | 1.459 | 0.227 |
Without symptoms | ||||||
3 months | 12 | 37.5 | 16 | 50.0 | 1.014 | 0.314 |
6 months | 14 | 43.7 | 27 | 84.3 | 11.489 | 0.0007 |