Table 1.
Patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N = 5326).
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD or % |
|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 53.0 ± 14.6 |
| Sex (% male) | 57.4 |
| Weight (kg, mean ± SD) | 74.8 ± 13.6 |
| Height (cm, mean ± SD) | 169.4 ± 8.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 26.0 ± 4.07 |
| Smokers* (%) | 37.0 |
| Alcohol consumers* (%) | 52.2 |
| PPI use | |
| Continuous (%) | 68.8 |
| Intermittent (%) | 20.1 |
| On-demand (%) | 11.0 |
| Use (often or always) of OTC medication according to the physician | |
| Antacids and alginates (%) | 8.2 |
| Prokinetics (%) | 3.4 |
| H2-receptor antagonists (%) | 0.8 |
| Upper GI endoscopy in previous 3 years (%) | 44.9 |
| Esophagitis detected on endoscopy (%) | 77.3 |
| Concurrent medication | |
| NSAIDs (%) | 13.1 |
| Aspirin (%) | 7.7 |
| Anticoagulants (%) | 6.8 |
| Corticosteroids (%) | 1.6 |
*Includes occasional and regular use.
BMI, body mass index; GI, gastrointestinal; H2, histamine; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; OTC, over-the-counter; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; SD, standard deviation.