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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2014; 20(34): 12277-12282
Published online Sep 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12277
Published online Sep 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12277
Groups | Severity | Total | ||
Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
Heartburn group | 4 (3.7) | 85 (78.7) | 19 (17.6) | 108 |
Regurgitation group | 6 (4.8) | 102 (82.3) | 16 (12.9) | 124 |
Characteristics | Heartburn group (n = 108, 46.6%) | Regurgitation group (n = 124, 53.4%) | P value | |||
n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | |||
Mean age (yr) | 48.72 ± 13.97 | 44.92 ± 15.30 | 0.1301 | |||
Gender | M | 62 (57.4) | 48 (38.7) | 0.0442 | ||
F | 46 (42.6) | 76 (61.3) | ||||
Weight (kg) | 62.30 ± 13.56 | 63.33 ± 11.85 | 0.8341 | |||
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.97 ± 3.87 | 23.38 ± 3.42 | 0.8251 | |||
H. pylori | 28 (25.9) | 22 (17.7) | 0.2852 | |||
Hiatal hernia | 30 (27.8) | 34 (27.4) | 0.9662 | |||
ECJ ulcer | 8 (7.4) | 12 (9.7) | 0.6642 | |||
Endoscopic finding | NERE | 54 (50.0) | 56 (45.2) | 0.8362 | ||
EE | 54 (50.0) | 68 (54.8) | ||||
Life style | Coffee | 70 (64.8) | 76 (61.3) | 0.6952 | ||
Alcohol | 44 (40.7) | 48 (38.7) | 0.8232 | |||
Tea | 84 (77.8) | 104 (83.9) | 0.4042 | |||
Smoke | 20 (18.5) | 16 (12.9) | 0.4052 |
Characteristics | Heartburn group | P value | Regurgitation group | P value | |||||||
NERD (n = 54, 50%) | EE (n = 54, 50%) | NERD (n = 56, 45.2%) | EE (n = 68, 54.8%) | ||||||||
n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | ||||
Mean age (yr) | 46.89 ± 14.75 | 50.56 ± 13.15 | 0.3401 | 39.64 ± 10.23 | 48.21 ± 19.77 | 0.0431 | |||||
Gender | M | 22 (40.7) | 40 (74.1) | 0.0132 | 16 (28.6) | 32 (47.1) | 0.1372 | ||||
F | 32 (59.3) | 14 (25.9) | 40 (71.4) | 36 (52.9) | |||||||
Weight (kg) | 56.59 ± 10.07 | 68.00 ± 14.34 | 0.0011 | 60.28 ± 8.71 | 64.85 ± 13.67 | 0.1311 | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.68 ± 3.43 | 24.24 ± 3.92 | 0.0141 | 22.59 ± 2.90 | 23.52 ± 3.65 | 0.2931 | |||||
H. pylori | 14 (25.9) | 14 (25.9) | 1.0002 | 8 (14.3) | 14 (20.6) | 0.5182 | |||||
Hiatal hernia | 8 (14.8) | 22 (40.7) | 0.0332 | 16 (28.6) | 18 (26.5) | 0.8542 | |||||
ECJ ulcer | 0 | 8 (14.8) | 0.0503 | 0 | 12 (17.6) | 0.0283 |
- Citation: Lee SW, Lien HC, Lee TY, Yang SS, Yeh HJ, Chang CS. Heartburn and regurgitation have different impacts on life quality of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(34): 12277-12282
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i34/12277.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12277