Table 3.

Association between symptoms and results of endoscopy, oesophageal biopsies, manometry, pH-measurements, and quality of life

	Complaints
	Dysphagia		GOR
	Yes	No	Yes	No
Endoscopy
Normal	9	9	6	12
Abnormal	1	2	1	2
Oesophageal biopsies
Normal	6	5	4	7
Abnormal	3	5	2	6
Manometry
Normal	0*	6*	1	5
Abnormal	10*	4*	6	8
pH-measurements
Normal	10	7	5	12
Abnormal	0	4	2	2
SF-36 scales
Physical functioning	86.5 (19.2)	94.1 (8.3)	96.7 (5.2)	88.1 (16.4)
Physical role-functioning	77.8 (38.4)	100.0 (0.0)	83.3 (40.8)	92.9 (20.6)
Emotional role-functioning	77.8 (44.1)	96.7 (10.1)	83.3 (40.8)	90.5 (27.5)
Bodily pain	78.2 (26.3)	92.5 (13.9)	85.5 (24.5)	86.3 (20.5)
General health	63.6 (23.6)**	84.6 (15.1)**	86.7 (14.8)	70.2 (22.7)
Vitality	50.0 (15.4)	52.3 (12.9)	58.3 (13.3)	48.2 (13.2)
Social functioning	88.9 (22.0)	93.2 (18.8)	97.9 (5.1)	88.4 (23.2)
Mental health	82.7 (15.7	81.5 (16.7)	87.3 (12.5)	79.7 (17.0)
SF-36 component summary scales
PCS	49.5 (7.4)***	56.4 (3.4)***	55.6 (4.9)	52.3 (6.9)
MCS	49.0 (10.9)	49.5 (7.4)	50.3 (7.9)	48.8 (9.5)
GIQLI scales
Physical well-being	21.2 (3.1)****	24.5 (3.7)****	23.3 (3.8)	22.9 (3.9)
GI symptoms	64.1 (8.5)	68.6 (7.8)	68.0 (6.5)	66.0 (9.0)
Social well-being	12.0 (1.7)	12.2 (0.4)	12.0 (0.6)	12.1 (1.3)
Emotional well-being	15.1 (1.5)	15.9 (0.5)	15.5 (1.0)	15.6 (1.2)
Total score	112.4 (13.3)	121.3 (9.6)	118.8 (10.3)	116.6 (12.9)

Data are shown as n, or mean (standard deviation)

GOR gastro-oesophageal reflux, SF-36 Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, GIQLI gastro-intestinal quality of life index

^*P = 0.011, ^**P = 0.026, ^***P = 0.013, ^****P = 0.047