Table 1.
Patient characteristics at screening
| No. patients | 86 |
| Female/male | 29/57 (34%/66%) |
| Age (years) | 44 (19–73) |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 25.2 (17.1–36.1) |
| Hiatal hernia | 49/85 (58%) |
| Esophagitis | 70 (81%) |
| Gastritis | 21/45 (47%) |
| GERD history | |
| GERD duration (years) | 6 (1–33) |
| >11 years | 11 (13%) |
| 6–10 years | 34 (40%) |
| 3–5 years | 27 (31%) |
| 6 months to 2 years | 14 (16%) |
| No. Patients on PPIs | 86 (100%) |
| PPI use duration (years) | 4 (1–14) |
| >11 years | 4 (5%) |
| 6–10 years | 21 (24%) |
| 3–5 years | 41 (48%) |
| <2 years | 20 (23%) |
Values represent medians (range) or counts (%)
BMI: body mass index; GERD: gastrointestinal reflux disease; PPIs: proton pump inhibitor