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Table 3.

Symptoms and QoL at follow-up <5 years

Symptom	Mean symptom score n = 66 (SD)	Mesh n = 19 mean (SD)	Suture n = 47 mean (SD)	P value
Dysphagia	2.6 (0.7)	2.6 (0.8)	2.6 (0.7)	0.902^a
Heartburn	2.5 (0.9)	2.5 (1.0)	2.5 (0.8)	0.504^a
Regurgitation	2.6 (0.8)	2.7 (0.8)	2.6 (0.7)	0.550^a
Retrosternal pain	2.6 (0.6)	2.5 (0.6)	2.7 (0.6)	0.386^a
Nausea/vomiting	2.5 (0.8)	2.6 (0.7)	2.5 (0.8)	1.000^a
Gas bloating	22/66 (33.3 %)	8/19 (42.1 %)	14/47 (29.8 %)	0.336^b
Overall satisfaction	8.4 (1.8)	8.2 (1.6)	8.5 (1.9)	0.539^d
Total QoL score (mean/range)	13.6 (2.9)	13.5 (3.0)	13.6 (2.9)	0.660^c
PPI usage	24/65 (36.9 %)	8/19 (42.1 %)	16/46 (34.8 %)	0.578^b

QoL quality of life, SD standard deviation, PPI proton pump inhibitor

^aFisher exact

^bChi-squared

^cMann-Whitney

^dIndependent sample t test