Table 2.

Changes of reflux symptoms assessed on visual analog scale of studied patients 8 wk after esomeprazole or omeprazole treatment (mean±SE).

Reflux symptoms	Esomeprazole n = 22	Omeprazole n = 22	P
Heartburn	-22.3±2.1	-21.4±2.2	0.5453
Nausea	-11.9±2.2	-12.7±2.4	0.8867
Regurgitation	-22.4±2.2	-20.4±2.3	0.8598
Vomiting	-9.1±1.61	-8.8±1.7	0.4438
Belching	-24.1±4.3	-17.9±4.6	0.0113
Dysphagia	-8.4±1.4	-6.5±1.5	0.8044
Epigastric pain	-10.6±2.0	-11.1±2.1	0.1747

VAS was scored from 0 (none) to 100 (most severe).