Table 1.
Characteristics of GERD vs. Non-GERD Subjects
| Characteristics | Non-GERD Subjects N = 16 |
GERD Subjects N = 6 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age in Years (SD) | 12.5 (3.8) | 12.5 (4.1) | NS |
| Abdominal Pain Composite Score (Frequency/Week X Severity) | 12.9 (7.6) | 28.8 (21.4) | .029 |
| Fried Food Consumption/Week | 5.5 (8.5) | 4.2 (8.3) | NS |
| Spicy Food Consumption/Week | 3.3 (6.0) | 4.8 (9.7) | NS |
| Nausea/Week | 4.4 (4.7) | 6.6 (8.1) | NS |
| Vomiting/Week | 1.7 (4.5) | 1.0 (1.5) | NS |
| Heartburn/Week | 1.8 (4.6) | 1.0 (3.4) | NS |
| Burping/Week | 1.4 (5.2) | 0.7 (1.6) | NS |
| Poor Sleep/Week | 2.5 (7.1) | 4.7 (11.4) | NS |
| Brush AM/Week | 3.9 (3.2) | 5.0 (3.1) | NS |
| Brush PM/Week | 3.7 (3.1) | 3.8 (3.5) | NS |
| Night Bruxing/Week | 0.6 (1.8) | 2.5 (3.5) | NS |
| Snacking/Week | 5.3 (3.1) | 7.8 (5.0) | NS |
| Soda/Week | 2.0 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.1) | NS |
| Antacids/Week | 1.9 (3.8) | 0.9 (1.6) | NS |