Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2004; 10(12): 1795-1797
Published online Jun 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1795
Table 1 Age distribution of studied infants
Age (mo)Infants (n)
0-374
4-634
7-921
10-129
Total138
Table 2 Daily frequency of regurgitation in 138 healthy infants
Age (mo)InfantsDaily frequency of regurgitation (%)
0< 11-4> 4
1323 (10)3 (10)18 (55)8 (25)
2253 (12)2 (8)13 (15)7 (28)
3175 (29)1 (6)8 (47)3 (18)
4106 (60)1 (10)3 (30)0 (0)
5143 (21)2 (15)6 (43)3 (21)
6106 (60)1 (10)3 (30)0 (0)
7106 (60)2 (20)2 (20)0 (0)
831 (33)2 (67)0 (0)0 (0)
988 (10)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
1054 (80)0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)
1111 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
1232 (67)1 (33)0 (0)0 (0)
13848 (35)15 (11)54 (39%)21 (15%)
Table 3 Number of mothers considering regurgitation as a health problem
Daily regurgitation frequency (%)
< 11-4> 4
With concern324835 (25)
Without concern6 03013103 (75)
Table 4 Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and number of mothers showing concern
Symptomn (%)
Crying and irritability20 (57)
Food refusal9 (26)
Back arching7 (20)
Excessive frequency of regurgitation23 (66)
Excessive volume of regurgitation3 (9)