Table 2.

Scores of each Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease question on the basis of Japanese apricot intake

	Daily intake	None or occasional	P value
	(≥ 1 JA daily)	(< 1 JA daily)
n	392	911
Q1 score	0.30 ± 0.62	0.33 ± 0.66	0.369
Q2 score	0.31 ± 0.63	0.44 ± 0.75	0.002
Q3 score	0.18 ± 0.50	0.28 ± 0.62	0.001
Q4 score	0.10 ± 0.37	0.13 ± 0.44	0.182
Q5 score	0.08 ± 0.32	0.13 ± 0.41	0.036
Q6 score	0.19 ± 0.49	0.19 ± 0.49	0.865
Q7 score	0.10 ± 0.43	0.11 ± 0.42	0.845
Q8 score	0.11 ± 0.38	0.23 ± 0.61	< 0.001
Q9 score	0.11 ± 0.41	0.14 ± 0.44	0.436
Q10 score	0.18 ± 0.43	0.24 ± 0.52	0.043
Q11 score	0.37 ± 0.70	0.38 ± 0.75	0.792
Q12 score	0.09 ± 0.36	0.11 ± 0.40	0.537

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. JA: Japanese apricot; FSSG: Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.