Table 5.

The rates of detection of manifestations of GERD-induced esophageal injury in subjects with and without reflux symptoms.

Findings	Frequent reflux ≥1/week (n=29)	Infrequent reflux <1/week (n=86)	No reflux (n=90)	P value§
Normal GE junction	13 (44.8%)	44 (51.2%)	59 (65.6%)	0.06
Hiatus hernia present	22 (75.9%)	43 (50.0%)	58 (64.4%)	0.03
Mean (SD) Hiatus hernia length (cm)	2.4 (1.7)	1.4 (1.6)	1.9 (2.1)	0.03
Suspected BE on endoscopy	7 (24.1%)	17 (19.8%)	14 (15.6%)	0.53
Confirmed BE on histology	6 (20.7%)	6 (7.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0.03
Erosive Esophagitis	11 (37.9%)*	29 (33.7%) **	21 (23.3%) ***	0.18

Data presented as number of patients (percentage) or mean (+/−SD, standard deviation).

^§Fisher's Exact test (discrete variables) or Kruskal-Wallis test (quantitative variables).

^*11 patients [Grade A= 5, Grade B= 4, Grade C=2].

^**29 patients [Grade A=15, Grade B=13, Grade C=1].

^***21 patients [Grade A=12, Grade B=8, Grade C=1].