Comparison of the management of Helicobacter pylori infection between the older and younger European populations

• Published in: Scientific reports 2023-10, Vol.13 (1), p.17235-17235, Article 17235
• Main Authors: Jonaitis, Paulius, Nyssen, Olga P., Saracino, Ilaria Maria, Fiorini, Giulia, Vaira, Dino, Pérez-Aísa, Ángeles, Tepes, Bojan, Castro-Fernandez, Manuel, Pabón-Carrasco, Manuel, Keco-Huerga, Alma, Voynovan, Irina, Lucendo, Alfredo J., Lanas, Ángel, Martínez-Domínguez, Samuel J., Almajano, Enrique Alfaro, Rodrigo, Luis, Vologzanina, Ludmila, Brglez Jurecic, Natasa, Denkovski, Maja, Bujanda, Luis, Mahmudov, Umud, Leja, Mārcis, Lerang, Frode, Babayeva, Gülüstan, Bordin, Dmitry S., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Kupcinskas, Juozas, Gridnyev, Oleksiy, Rokkas, Theodore, Marcos-Pinto, Ricardo, Phull, Perminder S., Smith, Sinead M., Tonkić, Ante, Boltin, Doron, Buzás, György Miklós, Šembera, Štěpán, Şimşek, Halis, Matysiak-Budnik, Tamara, Milivojevic, Vladimir, Marlicz, Wojciech, Venerito, Marino, Boyanova, Lyudmila, Doulberis, Michael, Capelle, Lisette G., Cano-Català, Anna, Moreira, Leticia, Mégraud, Francis, O’Morain, Colm, Gisbert, Javier P., Jonaitis, Laimas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 631/326; 631/326/22/1290; 631/326/2521; 631/326/41/1470; 692/1807; 692/308; 692/308/174; 692/4020; 692/699; 692/699/1503; 692/699/255; 692/700; 692/700/1518; 692/700/565; Adverse events; Allergies; Bismuth; Helicobacter pylori; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Older people; Penicillin; Proton pump inhibitors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43287-4

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori remains high in the older population. Specific age-related peculiarities may impact the outcomes of H . pylori treatment. The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostics and effectiveness of H . pylori eradication between the younger and older European populations. “European Registry on H. pylori Management (Hp-EuReg)” data from 2013 to 2022 were analyzed. Patients were divided into older (≥ 60 years) and younger (18–59 years) groups. Modified intention-to-treat (mITT) and per-protocol (PP) analysis was performed. 49,461 patients included of which 14,467 (29%) were older-aged. Concomitant medications and penicillin allergy were more frequent among the older patients. Differences between younger and older populations were observed in treatment duration in first-line treatment and in proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) doses in second-line treatment. The overall incidence of adverse events was lower in the older adults group. The overall first-line treatment mITT effectiveness was 88% in younger and 90% in the older patients (p