TABLE 2.
Frequency of food/drink consumption according to the patients’ symptoms.
| Variables N (%) | Total | Epigastric symptoms 189 (13.9) | Retrosternal symptoms 433 (31.8) | Overlapping symptoms 738 (54.3) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoholic beverages | 0.507 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 378 (27.8) | 47 (24.9) | 119 (27.5) | 212 (28.7) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 431 (31.7) | 58 (30.7) | 148 (34.2) | 225 (30.5) | |
| - Once a year/never | 551 (40.5) | 84 (44.4) | 166 (38.3) | 301 (40.8) | |
| Coffee | 0.309 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 957 (70.4) | 127 (67.2) | 311 (71.8) | 519 (70.3) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 67 (4.9) | 7 (3.7) | 26 (6.0) | 34 (4.6) | |
| - Once a year/never | 336 (24.7) | 55 (29.1) | 96 (22.2) | 185 (25.1) | |
| Chocolate | 0.582 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 532 (39.1) | 70 (37.0) | 165 (38.1) | 297 (40.2) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 448 (32.9) | 58 (30.7) | 144 (33.3) | 246 (33.3) | |
| - Once a year/never | 380 (27.9) | 61 (32.3) | 124 (28.6) | 195 (26.4) | |
| Tea | 0.356 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 288 (21.2) | 46 (24.3) | 78 (18.0) | 164 (22.2) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 189 (13.9) | 25 (13.2) | 65 (15.0) | 99 (13.4) | |
| - Once a year/never | 883 (64.9) | 118 (62.4) | 290 (67.0) | 475 (64.4) | |
| Tomato | 0.155 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 1018 (74.9) | 150 (79.4) | 316 (73.0) | 552 (74.8) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 213 (15.7) | 23 (12.2) | 81 (18.7) | 109 (14.8) | |
| - Once a year/never | 129 (9.5) | 16 (8.5) | 36 (8.3) | 77 (10.4) | |
| Carbonated beverages | 0.701 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 369 (27.1) | 45 (23.8) | 113 (26.1) | 211 (28.6) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 344 (25.3) | 51 (27.0) | 109 (25.2) | 184 (24.9) | |
| - Once a year/never | 647 (47.6) | 93 (49.2) | 211 (48.7) | 343 (46.5) | |
| Citrus fruits | 0.437 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 700 (51.5) | 98 (51.9) | 213 (49.2) | 389 (52.7) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 360 (26.5) | 56 (29.6) | 121 (27.9) | 183 (24.8) | |
| - Once a year/never | 300 (22.1) | 35 (18.5) | 99 (22.9) | 166 (22.5) | |
| Spicy food | 0.992 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 158 (11.6) | 22(11.6) | 49(11.3) | 87(11.8) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 334 (24.6) | 44(23.3) | 107(24.7) | 183(24.8) | |
| - Once a year/never | 868 (63.8) | 123(65.1) | 277(64.0) | 468(63.4) | |
| Heavy or high-fat meals | 0.554 | ||||
| - Daily/3-4 times a week | 268 (19.7) | 38 (20.1) | 80 (18.5) | 150 (20.3) | |
| - 1-4 times a month | 595 (43.8) | 82 (43.4) | 181 (41.8) | 332 (45.0) | |
| - Once a year/never | 497 (36.5) | 69 (36.5) | 172 (39.7) | 256 (34.7) |