Table 4.

Symptoms and QoL <5 years vs >5 years for suture repair only

Symptom	>5 years n = 14 mean (SD)	<5 years n = 47 mean (SD)	P value
Suture/mesh	14:0	47:0
Follow-up	7.0 (1.7)	2.6 (1.4)	<0.05a
Dysphagia	2.8 (0.6)	2.6 (0.7)	1.000b
Heartburn	2.4 (1.0)	2.5 (0.8)	0.761b
Regurgitation	2.3 (0.8)	2.6 (0.7)	0.275b
Retrosternal pain	2.7 (0.5)	2.7 (0.6)	0.756b
Nausea/vomiting	2.4 (0.6)	2.5 (0.8)	0.141b
Gas bloating	4/14 (28.6 %)	14/47 (29.8 %)	1.000b
Overall satisfaction (median/range)	8.7(1.1)	8.5(1.9)	0.827c
Total QoL score (mean/range)	13.3 (2.4)	13.6 (2.9)	0.317c
PPI usage	9/14 (64.3 %)	16/46 (34.8 %)	0.050d

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

^aIndependent sample t test

^bFisher exact

^cMann-Whitney

^dChi-squared