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. 2013 Jul 4;8(7):e68833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068833

Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the included children according to the country of birth.

Variables UK Chile Brazil P value
(n = 81) (n = 105) (n = 125)
Mean age ± (SD) 10.1 (3.6) 10.6 (3.1) 11.1 (2.9) 0.58
Female/Male 46/35 59/46 74/51 0.88
Indications for endoscopy
RAP (%) 65 (80.2) 84 (80.0) 102 (81.6) 0.95
GERD (%) 8 (9.9) 11 (10.5) 13 (10.4) 0.99
Vomiting (%) 3 (3.7) 9 (8.6) 4 (3.2) 0.14
Others* (%) 5 (6.2) 1 (0.9) 6 (4.8) 0.14
H. pylori-positivity (%) 6 (7.4) 33 (31.4) 47 (37.6) <0.001

RAP, recurrent abdominal pain; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; *diarrhea, weight loss.