Table 5. . The difference between GERD patients who have RSI scores below 13 and those who have RSI scores greater than thirteen in terms of the GerdQ score, demographics and previous medical history.

	RSI below 13 (103, 52.0%)	RSI score more than 13 (n = 95, 47.9%)	p-value
Mean ± SD of GerdQ score (during COVID pandemic)	7.8 ± 4	11.7 ± 3.4	<0.0001
Age group (years)
18–28	17 (16.5%)	11 (11.6%)	0.5505
28–38	29 (28.1%)	30 (31.6%)	0.7624
38–48	33 (32.0%)	35 (36.9%)	0.3088
48–58	15 (14.6%)	12 (12.6%)	0.5611
58–68	9 (8.7%)	7 (7.4%)	0.8126
>68	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
BMI mean ± SD (range)	26 + 4.7	27.8 + 4.3	0.8126
Sex
Male	56 (54.4%)	59 (62.1%)	0.2642
Female	47 (45.6%)	36 (37.9%)
Marital status
Married	61 (59.2%)	58 (61.1%)	0.8871
Single or divorced	42 (40.8%)	37 (38.9%)
Underlying medical conditions
Chronic cardiovascular disease	7 (6.8%)	6 (6.3%)	0.47
Chronic lung disease	6 (5.8%)	4 (4.2%)	0.78
Diabetes mellitus	8 (7.8%)	6 (6.3%)	0.7602
Hypertension	9 (8.7%)	7 (7.4%)	0.25
Gastrointestinal disease	3 (2.9%)	2 (2.1%)	0.68
Renal disease	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0.3625
Other comorbidity	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0.77
Current tobacco use	17 (16.5%)	19 (20.0%)	0.19
Current alcohol use	5 (4.9%)	6 (6.3%)	0.47

RSI: Reflux symptom index; SD: Standard deviation.