Table 1.

GERD in relation to demographic data and life style habits

	GERD n (%)
	Present	Absent	P	OR
Sex: Male	93 (32.7)	191 (67.3)	0.887	0.98
Female	144 (33.3)	289 (66.7)		1.0
Age: ≥ 40	134 (36.0)	238 (64.0)	0.046	1.39
< 40	93 (28.9)	229 (71.1)		1.0
Marital status: Married	212 (34.2)	408 (65.8)	0.086	1.61
Single	22 (24.4)	68 (75.6)		1.0
BMI: Obese (> 30)	22 (38.6)	35 (61.4)	0.552	1.37
Over Wt.	55 (32.7)	113 (67.3)		1.06
Normal (< 25)	147 (31.5)	320 (68.5)		1.0
Hx1 of headache: Yes	83 (49.1)	86 (50.9)	< 0.001	2.56
No	146 (27.4)	387 (72.6)		1.0
Hx of other GI2 complaints: Yes	78 (51.0)	75 (49.0)	< 0.001	2.70
No	154 (27.8)	400 (72.2)		1.0

¹Hx:Histroy;

²GI: Gastrointestinal.