The impact of Helicobacter pylori infection and eradication therapy containing minocycline and metronidazole on intestinal microbiota

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the individuals enrolled

Variable	H. pylori infected group	non-infected group	P value
Variable	(N = 20)	(N = 10)	P value
Age (mean ± SD)	37.60 ± 5.83	39.10 ± 3.90	0.470
Gender			0.255
Female	13(65%)	4(40%)
Male	7(35%)	6(60%)
BMI	21.84 ± 1.52	21.66 ± 1.75	0.768
History of smoking; yes	5(25%)	2(20%)	0.760
History of alcohol; yes	3(15%)	1(10%)	0.704

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