Table 4. Symptoms experienced by the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients.

Symptoms		Male	Female	Total n (%)
How often do you experience heart burn?	Never	0	0	0 (0)
	Rarely	44	12	56 (20)
	Occasionally	40	72	112 (40)
	Often	32	80	112 (40)
How often do you experience regurgitation?	Never	0	20	20 (7.12)
	Rarely	0	44	44 (15.71)
	Occasionally	116	28	144 (51.42)
	Often	0	72	72 (25.71)
How often do you experience chest pain (burning pain)?	Never	4	76	80 (28.57)
	Rarely	0	24	24 (8.57)
	Occasionally	56	64	120 (42.85)
	Often	56	0	56 (20)
How often do you experience difficulty in swallowing?	Never	44	96	140 (50)
	Rarely	56	28	84 (30)
	Occasionally	16	32	48 (17.14)
	Often	0	8	8 (2.85)