Table 2 Patient characteristics by treatment group.

	MPEC (n = 16)	APC (n = 19)	p Value
Age (y)	60 (42–68)	65 (32–84)	0.18
BO length (cm) median(range)	3 (2–6)	4 (2–6)	0.52
Hiatal hernia size (cm) (median (range))	3 (0–6)	3 (1–5)	0.44
24 hour pH monitoring
Total time pH <4 (%) (median (range))	0.6 (0–29.9)	0.6 (0–23.9)	0.90
Supine time pH <4 (%) (median (range))	0 (0–39.6)	0.05 (0–47.2)	0.51
Upright time pH <4 (%) (median (range))	0.95 (0–47.9)	0.65 (0–15.8)	0.57
Maintenance PPI dose (mg) (median (range))	20 (20–60)	40 (20–80)	0.27
No of endoscopic treatments (median (range))	4 (2–6)	3 (2–6)	0.76
No of patients with BO reversal (%)	12 (75.0)	12 (63.1)	0.49
(endoscopic and histological ablation)

BO, Barrett's oesophagus, PPI, proton pump inhibitor.