Table 2.
Frequency of over-the-counter medication use in respondents with and without proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use.
| Frequency (days/week) |
No PPI use | PPI use | |||
| No GERDa
(n = 37,950) |
Low-impact GERD (n = 34,444) |
High-impact GERD (n = 32,935) |
Adequate relief (n = 3131) |
Partial responseb (n = 22,826) |
|
| <1 | 31,673 (83.46%) | 21,215 (61.59%) | 2846 (8.64%) | 2221 (70.94%) | 8352 (36.59%) |
| 1 | 4086 (10.77%) | 9128 (26.50%) | 3169 (9.62%) | 910 (29.06%) | 2195 (9.62%) |
| 2–3 | 1692 (4.46%) | 4101 (11.91%) | 13,427 (40.77%) | 0 (0%) | 4587 (20.10%) |
| 4–7 | 499 (1.31%) | 0 (0%) | 13,493 (40.97%) | 0 (0%) | 7692 (33.70%) |
a Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
b Partial response: heartburn, regurgitation, sleep disturbance, or over-the-counter medication use for >1 day during the preceding week.