Table 3 Basic characteristics of the included studies.
Author of study | Age (probiotics group) | Age (control group)* | M/F (probiotics group) | M/F (control group)* | Type of patients included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nista et al. | 46 ± 13 | 43 ± 13 | 33/27 | 22/38 | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Navarro- Rodriguez et al. | 50.4 | 48.4 | 21/34 | 19/33 | 51 PU patients and 56 dyspepsia patients |
Cremonini et al. | – | – | – | – | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Cindoruk et al. | 45.82 ± 13.35 | 47.56 ± 13.53 | 26/36 | 18/44 | Dyspepsia patients |
Manfredi et al. | 46.4 | 50.6 | 39/34 | 37/39 | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Shavakhi et al. | 42.3 ± 13.3 | 42.2 ± 13.2 | 49/41 | 60/30 | Patients with history of PU |
Myllyluoma et al. | 57.3 | 53.8 | 10/13 | 8/16 | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Armuzzi et al. | – | – | – | – | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Ziemniak et al. | 44.4 ± 13.3 | 43.7 ± 10.3 | 14/39 | 78/114 | Patients with PU or gastritis |
de Bortoli et al. | 51.5±13.7 | 50.1 ± 15.2 | 56/49 | 54/47 | Free or mild of gastrointestinal symptoms, among 25 PU patients |
Sheu et al. | 47.8 | 45.9 | 40/40 | 38/42 | 84 PU patients and 76 dyspepsia patients |
Song et al. | 49.76±11.7 | 49.84 ± 11.4 | 185/145 | 219/112 | Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, among 492 PU patients |
Park et al. | 45.2±19.8 | 47.6 ± 18.5 | 96/80 | 95/81 | Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, among 142 PU patients |
Kim et al. | 48.1 ± 12.4 | 53.7 ± 12.0 | 71/97 | 89/90 | 113 PU patients and 234 dyspepsia patients |
Yasar et al. | 38.32 ± 10.66 | 36.95 ± 8.62 | 11/27 | 14/24 | Dyspepsia patients |
Canducci et al. | – | – | – | – | Dyspepsia patients or patients with history of PU |
Armuzzi et al. | – | – | – | – | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Medeiros et al. | 50.7 | 53.8 | 18/13 | 14/17 | Patients with history of PU |
Scaccianoce et al. | 50 | 48 | 7/8 | 6/10 | Free of gastrointestinal symptoms |
Deguchi et al. | 55.9 | 57.8 | 76/39 | 68/46 | Patients with history of PU |
Imase et al. | – | – | – | – | Patients with history of PU |
