Table 1.
Characteristics and endoscopic symptoms in younger and elderly cases with gastroesophageal reflux disease
| Variable | Younger group(n = 78, 70.3%) | Elderly group(n = 33, 29.7%) | |||
| n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | P value | |
| Mean age (yr) | 37.73 ± 10.17 | 72.94 ± 9.58 | |||
| Symptom duration (yr) | 2.82 ± 3.92 | 2.50 ± 2.99 | 0.3841 | ||
| Gender | 0.0012 | ||||
| M | 31 (39.7) | 24 (72.7) | |||
| F | 47 (60.3) | 9 (27.3) | |||
| Endoscopic reflux esophagitis severity | |||||
| NERD | 15 (19.2) | 0 | 0.0013 | ||
| L.A. Grade A | 50 (64.1) | 16 (48.5) | |||
| L.A. Grade B | 8 (10.3) | 8 (34.2) | |||
| L.A. Grade C | 5 (6.4) | 6 (18.2) | |||
| L.A. Grade D | 0 | 3 (9.1) | |||
1
Pearson’s χ2 test,
2
Independent t test,
3
Fisher’s exact test. F: Females; M: Males; L.A.: Los Angeles classification; SD: standard derivation; NERD: Non erosive reflux disease.