Table 1.
Clinicopathological features n (%)
| SI positive | SI negative | P value | |
| No. patients | 14 (40.0) | 21 (60.0) | NS1 |
| Age (SD) | 61.9 (12.3) | 59.3 (15.6) | NS1 |
| Gender (male/female) | 6/8 | 7/14 | NS2 |
| Heavy drinker | 3 (21.4) | 4 (19.0) | NS2 |
| Current smoker | 2 (14.3) | 1 (4.8) | NS2 |
| BMI | 21.1 (2.1) | 21.0 (2.3) | NS2 |
| Hiatus hernia | 3 (21.4) | 8 (38.1) | NS2 |
| Helicobacter pylori | 4 (28.5) | 6 (28.6) | NS2 |
| Gastric atrophy | 6 (42.9) | 7 (33.3) | NS2 |
| FSSG score (SD) | 16.7 (8.7) | 23.1 (9.0) | 0.04373 |
1
Unpaired t test;
2
Fisher’s exact test;
3
Mann-Whitney U-test; SI: Symptom index; SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index.