Table 2.
Basic characteristic of the of patients in the heartburn and regurgitation group
| Characteristics |
Heartburn group (n = 108, 46.6%) |
Regurgitation group (n = 124, 53.4%) |
P value | |||
| n (%) | mean ± SD | n (%) | mean ± SD | |||
| Mean age (yr) | 48.72 ± 13.97 | 44.92 ± 15.30 | 0.1301 | |||
| Gender | M | 62 (57.4) | 48 (38.7) | 0.0442 | ||
| F | 46 (42.6) | 76 (61.3) | ||||
| Weight (kg) | 62.30 ± 13.56 | 63.33 ± 11.85 | 0.8341 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.97 ± 3.87 | 23.38 ± 3.42 | 0.8251 | |||
| H. pylori | 28 (25.9) | 22 (17.7) | 0.2852 | |||
| Hiatal hernia | 30 (27.8) | 34 (27.4) | 0.9662 | |||
| ECJ ulcer | 8 (7.4) | 12 (9.7) | 0.6642 | |||
| Endoscopic finding | NERE | 54 (50.0) | 56 (45.2) | 0.8362 | ||
| EE | 54 (50.0) | 68 (54.8) | ||||
| Life style | Coffee | 70 (64.8) | 76 (61.3) | 0.6952 | ||
| Alcohol | 44 (40.7) | 48 (38.7) | 0.8232 | |||
| Tea | 84 (77.8) | 104 (83.9) | 0.4042 | |||
| Smoke | 20 (18.5) | 16 (12.9) | 0.4052 | |||
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t test;
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Pearson’s χ2 test. BMI: Body mass index; ECJ: Esophagocardiac junction; EE: Erosive esophagitis; F: Female; M: Male; NERD: Non-erosive reflux disease; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.