Table 3.
Anxiety and depression in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients with or without chest pain
| GERD without CP (n = 182) | GERD with NCCP (n = 124) | GERD with CCP (n = 52) | |
| HADS Depression, n (%) | 72 (39.6) | 61 (49.2) | 19 (36.5) |
| (mean ± SD) | 6.41 ± 4.76 | 7.00 ± 4.49 | 6.17 ± 4.05 |
| HADS Anxiety, n (%) | 48 (26.4) | 54 (43.5)a | 24 (46.2)a |
| (mean ± SD) | 4.72 ± 4.13 | 6.86 ± 4.64b | 6.35 ± 4.06b |
| HADS Depression and Anxiety, n (%) | 45 (24.7%) | 49 (39.5%)a | 23 (44.3%)a |
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01, GERD with NCCP, with CCP vs GERD without CP. CCP: Cardiac chest pain; CP: Chest pain; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; NCCP: Noncardiac chest pain.