Table 2.
Basic characteristic of the three groups of male and female patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease
| Variable | Normal weight (n = 102) | Overweight (n = 56) | Obesity (n = 15) | P value | |||
| n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | ||
| Male | 33 (38.8) | 41 (48.3) | 11(12.9) | ||||
| Mean age (yr) | 51.88 ± 16.93 | 52.54 ± 16.96 | 39.64 ± 11.09 | 0.1052 | |||
| NERD | 20 (60.6) | 10 (24.4) | 4 (36.4) | 0.0071 | |||
| EE | 13 (39.4) | 31 (75.6) | 7 (63.6) | ||||
| Hiatal hernia | 10 (30.3) | 14 (34.1) | 7 (63.6) | 0.1261 | |||
| ECJ ulcer | 5 (15.2) | 5 (12.2) | 2 (18.2) | 0.8591 | |||
| Female | 69 (78.4) | 15 (17.1) | 4 (4.5) | ||||
| Age (yr) | 40.71 ± 12.84 | 45.93 ± 11.59 | 46.50 ± 15.59 | 0.2482 | |||
| NERD | 42 (60.9) | 10 (66.7) | 0 | 0.0451 | |||
| EE | 27 (39.1) | 5 (33.3) | 4 (100) | ||||
| Hiatal hernia | 7 (10.1) | 5 (33.3) | 2 (50.0) | 0.0141 | |||
| ECJ ulcer | 2 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | 0.7541 | |||
1
Pearson’s χ2 test;
2
Analysis of variance. ECJ: Esophagocardiac junction; EE: Erosive esophagitis; NERD: Non-erosive reflux disease.