Table 3.

Intercellular Space Values of Healthy Control and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients

Groups	HC	GERD
n	15	115
Mean ± SD (μm)	0.98 ± 0.23	1.15 ± 0.29
Median (μm)	1.01	1.19a
Minimum (μm)	0.54	0.46
Maximum (μm)	1.38	1.69

^aMann–Whitney U test, P = 0.020.

HC, healthy control; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease.