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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2013 Oct;47(9):762–768. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318293d522

Table 5.

Association between symptom type and prevalence of BE

All patients
(n=274)		 Patients with BE
(n=33)		 Patients without
BE (n=241)
Symptom Type Total BE Prevalence
[n (%)]		 Distribution of Symptom type
[n (%)]
Abnormal questionnaire score 234 31 (13.2) 31 (94%) 203 (84%)
    Mixed GERD and LPR 147 19 (12.9) 19 (58%) 128 (53%)
    Isolated LPR 55 10 (18.2) 10 (30%) 45 (19%)
    Isolated GERD 32 2 (6.3) 2 (6%) 30 (12%)
Normal questionnaire score
    No pathological GERD or LPR 40 2 (5) 2 (6%) 38 (16%)

GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, LPR: laryngopharyngeal reflux, BE: Barrett’s esophagus

Isolated GERD: Abnormal GERD-HRQL score with normal RSI score

Isolated LPR: Abnormal RSI score with normal GERD-HRQL score.