Table 1.
Healthy controls | RE patients | NERD patients | |
n | 100 | 134 | 145 |
Gender (M/F)1 | 49/51 | 71/63 | 66/79 |
mean age (yr)2 | 40.04 ± 12.22 | 41.07 ± 10.61 | 39.68 ± 10.80 |
Age range (yr) | 19-67 | 23-68 | 16-71 |
No significant differences were observed among the three groups with respect to age (F = 0.574; P = 0.564);
The constituent ratios of gender showed no significant differences among the three groups (χ2 = 1.554; P = 0.460). RE: Reflux esophagitis; NERD: Non-erosive reflux disease.